High-repetition-rate seeded free-electron laser with direct-amplification of an external coherent laser

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Auteurs principaux: Wang, Xiaofan, Feng, Chao, Faatz, Bart, Zhang, Weiqing, Zhao, Zhentang
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author Wang, Xiaofan
Feng, Chao
Faatz, Bart
Zhang, Weiqing
Zhao, Zhentang
author_facet Wang, Xiaofan
Feng, Chao
Faatz, Bart
Zhang, Weiqing
Zhao, Zhentang
contents Various scientific and industrial researches such as spectroscopy and advanced nano-technologies have been demanding high flux and fully coherent EUV and X-ray radiation. These demands can be commendably satisfied with a MHz-level repetition-rate seeded free-electron laser (FEL). Dictated by the seed laser system, seeded FELs have faced obstacles for the realization of MHz repetition rate. Reducing the required peak power of an external coherent seed laser can effectively increase the repetition rate of a seeded FEL. This paper presents a novel technique that employs a long modulator as a carrier for laser amplification and electron modulation, which is quite different from nominal seeded FELs. Applications of the proposed technique into high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) and echo-enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) are investigated. Simulation results demonstrate that seed laser power is reduced by about three orders of magnitude and the FEL radiation possesses consistently high coherence and power stability with respect to the nominal HGHG or EEHG. The proposed technique paves the way for the realization of fully coherent EUV and soft X-ray FELs with a repetition rate of MHz and an average power of about 100 W.
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spellingShingle High-repetition-rate seeded free-electron laser with direct-amplification of an external coherent laser
Wang, Xiaofan
Feng, Chao
Faatz, Bart
Zhang, Weiqing
Zhao, Zhentang
Accelerator Physics
Various scientific and industrial researches such as spectroscopy and advanced nano-technologies have been demanding high flux and fully coherent EUV and X-ray radiation. These demands can be commendably satisfied with a MHz-level repetition-rate seeded free-electron laser (FEL). Dictated by the seed laser system, seeded FELs have faced obstacles for the realization of MHz repetition rate. Reducing the required peak power of an external coherent seed laser can effectively increase the repetition rate of a seeded FEL. This paper presents a novel technique that employs a long modulator as a carrier for laser amplification and electron modulation, which is quite different from nominal seeded FELs. Applications of the proposed technique into high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) and echo-enabled harmonic generation (EEHG) are investigated. Simulation results demonstrate that seed laser power is reduced by about three orders of magnitude and the FEL radiation possesses consistently high coherence and power stability with respect to the nominal HGHG or EEHG. The proposed technique paves the way for the realization of fully coherent EUV and soft X-ray FELs with a repetition rate of MHz and an average power of about 100 W.
title High-repetition-rate seeded free-electron laser with direct-amplification of an external coherent laser
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.11971