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An FEL beam injection system with adjustable isochronism

A design study is presented for a beam injection system suitable for a free-electron laser (FEL) and other purposes, which in its normal mode is isochronous to second order in the particle co-ordinates, yet which may be progressively shifted from the isochronous condition by alteration of the streng...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 1996-06, Vol.374 (3), p.395-400
Main Author: Gillespie, W.Allan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A design study is presented for a beam injection system suitable for a free-electron laser (FEL) and other purposes, which in its normal mode is isochronous to second order in the particle co-ordinates, yet which may be progressively shifted from the isochronous condition by alteration of the strengths (and for larger deviations the locations) of some of its magnetic elements. The system uses a minimum number of magnetic components (3–4 dipoles and 2 quadrupole triplets), and can produce both positive and negative deviations from isochronism within the range ±30 ps/% momentum deviation. The major second-order chromatic and geometric aberrations are minimised by the use of sextupoles. Use of the system for electron bunch compression in an FEL is discussed.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/0168-9002(96)00166-0