Author: Szwaj, C.
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TUPA09 LUNEX5: A FEL Project Towards the Fifth Generation in France 208
 
  • M.-E. Couprie, C. Benabderrahmane, F. Briquez, J. Daillant, J.-C. Denard, C. Evain, P. Eymard, F. Ferrari, J.-M. Filhol, M. Labat, A. Loulergue, P. Marchand, C. Miron, P. Morin, F. Polack
    SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • S. Bielawski, C. Szwaj
    PhLAM/CERCLA, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
  • B. Carré
    CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SPAM, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • N. Delerue, R. Roux, A. Variola
    LAL, Orsay, France
  • G. Lambert, V. Malka, A. Rousse
    LOA, Palaiseau, France
  • J. Lüning
    CCPMR, Paris, France
 
  LUNEX5 (free electron Laser Using a New accelerator for the Exploitation of X-ray radiation of 5th generation) aims at investigating the production of short intense and coherent pulses in the soft X rays region (down to 7 nm on the fifth harmonic). It comprises a free electron laser in the seeded configuration (High order Harmonic in Gas seeding and Echo Enable Harmonic Generation) using a conventional linear accelerator of 300 MeV. The FEL beamline including 15 m of in vacuum (potentially cryogenic undulators) of 15 and 30 mm period is designed so as to also accommodate a Laser Wake Field Accelerator (LWFA) ranging from 0.3 to 1 GeV, relying on electron beam parameters produced and accelerated by either the 60 TW laser of LOA or by the 10 PW APOLLON laser of ILE. After the completion and testing of the FEL with the conventional accelerator installed inside the SOLEIL booster inner area, the FEL line can be transported to a LWFA. A laser could alternatively be implemented at SOLEIL for starting testing the principles of a fifth generation light source.  
 
WEOC4
Intense Coherent THz Synchrotron Radiation Induced by a Storage Ring FEL Seeded with a Femtosecond Laser  
 
  • M. Hosaka, Y. Taira, Y. Takashima, N. Yamamoto
    Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
  • M. Adachi, M. Katoh, T. Tanikawa, H. Zen
    UVSOR, Okazaki, Japan
  • S. Bielawski, C. Szwaj
    PhLAM/CERCLA, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
  • C. Evain
    SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
 
  Very recently, we have succeeded in seeding a resonator FEL by injecting an external femtosecond laser at the UVSOR-II storage ring [1]. Intense coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) in the THz region from a bending magnet was observed when the seeded FEL was operated in the pulsed Q-switch mode [2]. We have also found that the CSR intensity depends on the pulse duration of the seed laser. The CSR intensity is enhanced with short pulse ~200 fsec and suppressed with longer pulse ~200 psec. Simultaneous measurement of the terahertz radiation and the FEL pulse reveals that the radiation is emitted in the growing phase of the Q-switch FEL pulse. We think that the CSR comes from repetitive interactions between the laser pulse and the electron bunch as the short pulse laser growth in the optical cavity. In the presentation, we will also discuss the production mechanism of the CSR.
[1] C. Szwaj et al., FEL2011, TUPB05, in this conference.
[2] H. Zen et al., FEL2011, TUPA13, in this conference.
 
slides icon Slides WEOC4 [2.715 MB]  
 
WEPA17 Technical Developments for Injecting External Laser to a Storage Ring FEL in CW and Q-switched Operation 362
 
  • H. Zen
    UVSOR, Okazaki, Japan
  • M. Adachi, M. Katoh
    Sokendai - Okazaki, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
  • S. Bielawski, C. Szwaj
    PhLAM/CERCLA, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
  • M. Hosaka
    Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
 
  For controlling the dynamics of a storage ring FEL, we propose to inject the FEL oscillator with an external laser [1]. Another purpose is generation of long sustain and intense coherent synchrotron radiation with combining Q-switched and injected FEL [2]. In this presentation, we will report on technical developments for injecting the external laser to FEL oscillator, which works both in CW and Q-switched operation. Optical system for injecting external laser and RF modulation system for Q-switching are newly developed. Practical problems and way to overcome them will be discussed.
[1] C. Szwaj et al., FEL2011, TUPB05, in this conference.
[2] M. Hosaka et al., FEL2011, WEOC4, in this conference.