M. Uesaka et al., FEMTOSECOND ELECTRON-BEAM GENERATION AND MEASUREMENT FOR LASER SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 410(3), 1998, pp. 424-430
One of the S-band twin linacs (18L linac) of Nuclear Engineering Resea
rch Laboratory of University of Tokyo is modified in order to produce
femtosecond electron single bunch for femtosecond X-ray generation via
Thomson backward scattering, namely laser synchrotron radiation. Lase
r photocathode RF gun and chicane-type magnetic pulse compressor are i
nstalled at the S-band linac. 10 ps (FWHM) laser pulse generates 5 MeV
, 10 ps (FWHM), 1 nC electron single bunch, which is accelerated up to
20 MeV in the S-band accelerating tube and compressed to 200 fs (FWHM
) by the chicane. Design study has been performed by using the code of
PARMELA and the installation has been finished. For precise and relia
ble measurement of the compressed pulse length, the comparison of meas
urement between the femtosecond streak camera and coherent transition
radiation interferotnetry was carried out. Good agreement between them
for 1-10 ps (FWHM) pulses was achieved. A new Michelson interferomete
r for the 200 fs pulse is now under construction. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc
ience B.V. All rights reserved.