Review of Two-Stage FEL Research at KMS Fusion.

Abstract

This paper reviews continuing work in support of a two-stage free electron laser (FEL) experiment to be performed at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The quasioptical resonant cavity structure that will be used in this experiment is described and scaling of second stage output with a number of system parameters is given. Absorption, diffraction, and mode conversion losses are calculated for the long wavelength pump field for a simple unoptimized cavity design, and an experimental facility to measure losses in a test cavity is described, a design concept for a permanent magnet helical wiggler to be used in this experiment is presented, Deficiencies of the present accelerator are described and corrective measures are suggested. A conceptual design for an accelerator that could be used with a high power, two-stage FEL is presented. The three-dimensional wave equation for an FEL with either a magnetic of electromagnetic pump field is derived and an incremental solution in cylindrical coordinates is developed. A resonant particle model is used to obtain information on phase shift and gain in two-dimensional cylindrically symmetric systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1983
Accession Number
ADA128623

Entities

People

  • H. R. Hiddleston
  • H. Takeda
  • R. Holsinger
  • S. B. Segall
  • S. Vonlaven

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cavity Resonators
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pumps
  • Electron Energy
  • Equations
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Measurement
  • Permanent Magnets
  • Phase Shift
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics