van der Zande, W. J.

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TUAAU05	Design of the Nijmegen High-Resolution THz-FEL	200
	R. T. Jongma Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute of Molecules and Materials, Nijmegen K. Dunkel, C. Piel ACCEL, Bergisch Gladbach U. Lehnert, P. Michel, R. Wuensch FZD, Dresden C. A.J. van der Geer Pulsar Physics, Eindhoven A. F.G. van der Meer FOM Rijnhuizen, Nieuwegein P. J.M. van der Slot Twente University, Laser Physics and Non-Linear Optics Group, Enschede W. J. van der Zande Institute for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen
	In 2006, the Radboud University in Nijmegen received funding via the Netherlands NWO-BIG program to realize a THz laser system and a 45 T hybrid magnet system. The specifications of the THz FEL system are geared towards material science at high (30-45 T) magnetic fields (saturation spectroscopy and pulse-echo experiments), and applications e.g. in the field of biomolecular spectroscopy. A study performed during the last year demonstrated the feasibility of a THz FEL that will cover the 100-1500 micron spectral range and that operates in either a “spectroscopic mode” providing 100 Watt bandwidth limited pulses of several microsecond (spectral resolution better than 100000/1) or pump-probe pulsed mode providing macropulses with 3 GHz. micropulses. Technical challenges are in the 3 GHz operation of the source, and the narrowband operation. The latter will be obtained by filtering a single mode out of the frequency comb, realized by ensuring full coherence between the micropulses. Coherence is imposed by the stability of the electron beamμpulses (“spontaneous” coherence) or by the use of an intra-cavity (Fox-Smith) interferometer. We will present details of the chosen design.
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