INEX simulations of the optical performance of the AFEL
Abstract
The AFEL (Advanced Free Electron Laser) Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory is presently under construction. The project's goal is to produce a very high brightness electron beam which will be generated by a photocathode injector and a 20 MeV rf-linac. Initial laser experiments will be performed with a 1 cm period permanent magnet wiggler which will generate intense optical radiation near a wavelength of 3.7 micron. Future experiments will operate with 'slotted tube' electromagnetic wigglers (formerly called 'pulsed wire' wigglers). Experiments at both fundamental and higher harmonic wavelengths are planned. This paper presents results of INEX (Integrated Numerical EXperiment) simulations of the optical performance of the AFEL. These simulations use the electron micropulse produced by the accelerator/beam transport code PARMELA in the 3-D FEL simulation code FELEX.
- Publication:
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Presented at the 13th International Free-Electron Laser (FEL) Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991ifel.conf...25G
- Keywords:
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- Beam Injection;
- Computer Programs;
- Electron Beams;
- Free Electron Lasers;
- Linear Accelerators;
- Computerized Simulation;
- Emittance;
- Optical Properties;
- Photocathodes;
- Wiggler Magnets;
- Lasers and Masers