Jefferson Lab Free Electron Laser 10 kW Upgrade - Lessons Learned

Abstract

The activities of the Free Electron Laser (FEL) Group at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) in Newport News, Virginia, during the Infrared Demonstration Free Electron Laser Upgrade Project are summarized. The project spanned four years, from July 2000 to June 2004, and resulted in the upgrade from a 1 kW-class FEL to a 10 kW-class FEL at JLab. Lessons learned during the Upgrade are presented and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434107

Entities

People

  • B. W. Williams

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Klystrons
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Synchrotron Radiation
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics