Nonlinear third harmonic radiation in thermal free electron laser with modified wiggler

Simulation of free electron laser (FEL) with modified wiggler consisting of a conventional planar wiggler with third harmonic field component is presented. A set of self consistent nonlinear differential equations is derived and solved numerically by Runge–Kutta method. The optimum amplitudes of fun...

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Published in:Journal of plasma physics 2015-06, Vol.81 (3), p.np-np, Article 905810305
Main Authors: Bazouband, F., Maraghechi, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplitudes
Differential equations
Electron beams
Free electron lasers
Harmonic analysis
Harmonic radiation
Harmonics
Lasers
Nonlinear systems
Nonlinearity
Plasma physics
Radiation
Runge-Kutta method
Spreads
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Summary:Simulation of free electron laser (FEL) with modified wiggler consisting of a conventional planar wiggler with third harmonic field component is presented. A set of self consistent nonlinear differential equations is derived and solved numerically by Runge–Kutta method. The optimum amplitudes of fundamental and third harmonic wiggler filed are obtained to increase the third harmonic radiation in comparison with conventional wiggler and also to have lower electron beam energy compared to conventional wiggler with the same wavelength. For the thermal effect the axial energy spread of electron beam, without any spread in the transverse velocity, is assumed. A peculiar region is found in which there is a sharp increase of the radiation amplitude. Thermal effect of the electron beam was found to be irregular in this peculiar region.
ISSN:0022-3778
1469-7807
DOI:10.1017/S0022377814001159