Research on Short-Wavelength Free Electron Lasers

Abstract

The research involved in the theoretical and numerical analysis of the physics of free electron lasers using relativistic particle beams. The major emphasis of the research was to obtain design criteria for the development of a two-stage FEL oscillator operating in the trapped particle mode, and for a UV- FEL operating in an oscillator configuration with an intense CO2 laser beam as a pumping source instead of the usual wiggler field. In order to carry out this program it is necessary to provide an appropriate model for the radiation physics of both types of FEL's, to examine the relevant nonlinear wave-particle dynamics, and to model the characteristics, development and evolution of the associated electron beam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA220749

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Current Density
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Particle Accelerators
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Short Wavelengths
  • Synchrotron Radiation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics