Abstract
The authors report the status of a collaborative research project being developed, which is aimed at the construction of an IR free-electron laser (FEL) based on the EN tandem electrostatic accelerator of the Weizmann Institute of Science. A preliminary feasibility demonstration project yielded encouraging progress in three areas: (1) Electron gun and accelerator conversion: A 50-kV 1-A electron gun injector was designed, built, tested, and assembled on the 6-MeV tandem accelerator. (2) Electron-beam transport: The first installation of the electron optical beam recovery system yielded transport efficiency of 80%. (3) Wiggler development: A conventional 4.4-cm-period SmCo planar wiggler was acquired and evaluated using a recently constructed floating-wire magnetic field measurement setup. In addition, a microwiggler development program was launched.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 196 |
Number of pages | 1 |
State | Published - 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference - Baltimore, MD, USA Duration: 24 Apr 1989 → 28 Apr 1989 |
Conference
Conference | Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference |
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City | Baltimore, MD, USA |
Period | 24/04/89 → 28/04/89 |