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Scanning Problems of FLARE, a THz-FEL Waveguide |
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- R.T. Jongma, D. Arslanov, M.A. Vermeulen, A.F.G. van der Meer
Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- M. Fujimoto
ISIR, Osaka, Japan
- V.O. Yatsyna
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- V. Zhaunerchyk
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Funding: FLARE is part of the NCAS project funded through the “Big Facilities” programme of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
The (0.2 – 3) THz free-electron laser FLARE is equipped with a waveguide extending over the full cavity length. Therefore, the tuning gaps observed in the long-wavelength range of FELIX, FELBE and CLIO, which were attributed to mode-conversion at the waveguide free-space transitions, are avoided. Unfortunately, an even more severe scanning problem is observed and continuous tuning of the photon energy is up to this moment impossible. The origin of this problem is not yet understood and experiments to gain insight into the problem are ongoing. We have investigated the (coherent) spontaneous emission as a function of wavelength, the gain build-up in the vicinity of tuning gaps, and the operation at a micro-pulse repetition frequency at which only a single photon bunch circulates in the cavity. The latter is explored to investigate if the low-frequency mode (the slow wave) that can also build up in a wave-guided cavity and travels at lower group velocity than the electron bunches, interferes with the efficient power build-up of the desired high-frequency mode in the trailing bunches. Status and results of the experiments will be discussed.
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Poster TUP065 [4.287 MB]
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High Power Operation of the THz FEL at ISIR, Osaka University |
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- K. Kawase, M. Fujimoto, S. Funakoshi, K. Furukawa, A. Irizawa, G. Isoyama, R. Kato, K. Kubo, K. Miyazaki, S. Suemine, A. Tokuchi, R. Tsutsumi, M. Yaguchi
ISIR, Osaka, Japan
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The THz FEL at Osaka University is based on the L-band linac that provides a multi-bunch electron beam with an 8 us duration in the energy range from 12.5 to 20 MeV. Although the RF frequency of the linac is 1.3 GHz, the bunch intervals are expanded to 9.2 ns for the FEL using a sub-harmonic buncher system that operates at 108 MHz, to enhance the bunch charge to 1 nC/bunch. The FEL covers the wavelength range from 30 to 150 um, and maximum energies of the macropulse and the micropulse are 3.7 mJ and 11 uJ, respectively, at ~70 um measured at an experimental station. To enhance the FEL power further, the electron beam current cannot be increased simply because the beam loading in the acceleration tube is too high. To solve this problem, we have developed a 27 MHz grid pulser for the thermionic electron gun that makes the bunch intervals 4 times longer and increases charge of the bunch 4 times higher whereas the beam loading is the same as that in the 108 MHz mode. In this new operation mode, where a single FEL pulse lases in the cavity, we have succeeded in obtaining the micropulse energy exceeding 100 uJ at a wavelength of 68 um.
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Solid-State Switch for a Klystron Modulator for Stable Operation of a THz- FEL |
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- G. Isoyama, M. Fujimoto, S. Funakoshi, K. Furukawa, A. Irizawa, R. Kato, K. Kawase, K. Miyazaki, A. Tokuchi, R. Tsutsumi, M. Yaguchi
ISIR, Osaka, Japan
- F. Kamitsukasa
Osaka University, Graduate School of Science, Osaka, Japan
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We have been conducting studies on upgrade of the THz-FEL and its applications, using the L-band electron linac at ISIR, Osaka University. The stability of the FEL is crucial for these studies and the operation of the FEL depends on characteristics of the electron beam, especially on stability of the electron energy, which is strongly affected by the RF power and its phase provided to the linac. We uses a klystron modulator with the a highly stable charging system to the PFN with a fractional variation of 8×10-5 (peak-to-peak), but the klystron voltage varies by one order of magnitude larger due probably to the thyratron used as a high voltage and high current switch in the klystron modulator. In order to make the stability of the FEL higher, we have developed a solid-state switch using static induction thyristors. The performance of the switch is as follows; the maximum holding voltage is 25 kV, the maximum current is 6 kA for the pulse duration of 10 us, the switching time is 270 ns, and the maximum repetition frequency is 10 Hz. The intensity fluctuation of the FEL macropulse is reduced to a few percents using the solid state switch.
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