Simulations of the Rocketdyne free-electron laser

Rocketdyne is assembling a high-brightness 78 MeV free-electron laser (FEL). The authors analyze the performance expected of this laser using the Rocketdyne three-dimensional simulation code FELOPT. An outline of the device, description of the code, and a presentation of some of the simulation resul...

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Published in:IEEE journal of quantum electronics 1991-12, Vol.27 (12), p.2598-2604
Main Authors: Cover, R.A., Bennett, G.T., Burke, R.J., Curtin, M.S., Lampel, M.C., Rakowsky, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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426002 - Engineering- Lasers & Masers- (1990-)
Acceleration
Cathodes
COMPUTER CODES
Electromagnetism
electron and ion optics
Electron accelerators
ENERGY RANGE
ENGINEERING
Exact sciences and technology
F CODES
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Laser beams
LASERS
Linear accelerators
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 10-100
Neodymium
Optical design
PERFORMANCE TESTING
Physics
Pulse modulation
Radiation by moving charges
Radio frequency
SIMULATION
TESTING
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Summary:Rocketdyne is assembling a high-brightness 78 MeV free-electron laser (FEL). The authors analyze the performance expected of this laser using the Rocketdyne three-dimensional simulation code FELOPT. An outline of the device, description of the code, and a presentation of some of the simulation results form the basis of this study. After sketching the details of the FEL, the code description is given in two parts: a description of the treatment of FEL interaction and then an outline of the algorithm used in free-space wave-optics propagation. Performance calculations stress parametric sensitivities and use of a prebuncher.< >
ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/3.104138