The low-energy undulator test line - A SASE FEL Operating from 660 to 130 nm

There is a strong desire for short-wavelength, short-pulsewidth, high-brightness, transverse, and longitudinally coherent light pulses for use by the synchrotron radiation community. Much effort is ongoing worldwide to advance this desire both experimentally, in theory and design, and politically. O...

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Main Authors: Biedron, S G, Borland, M, Den Hartog, P, Dejus, R, Erdmann, M, Huang, Z, Kim, K.-J., Lewellen, J, Li, Y., Lumpkin, A
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
ANL
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
WIGGLER MAGNETS
X-RAY LASERS
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Summary:There is a strong desire for short-wavelength, short-pulsewidth, high-brightness, transverse, and longitudinally coherent light pulses for use by the synchrotron radiation community. Much effort is ongoing worldwide to advance this desire both experimentally, in theory and design, and politically. One of the ongoing experimental efforts is the low-energy undulator test line (LEUTL) at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. This experiment is based on the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) process, a method to attain a next-generation light source. This presentation gives an overview concerning the history and results of next-generation light sources, the results of the LEUTL SASE FEL, and the description of the upcoming first user experiment on LEUTL. We also briefly review exotic schemes for future, next-generation light sources based on FELs, including biharmonic undulators and the possibility of interfacing of traditional X-ray lasers with FELs.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.1521044