FEL2014 - List of Keywords (polarization)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
MOP043	Magnetic Design of an Apple III Undulator for SwissFEL	undulator, vacuum, operation, alignment	116
	T. Schmidt, A. Anghel, P. Boehler, M. Brügger, M. Calvi, S. Danner, P. Huber, A. Keller, M. Locher PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	In the frame of the SwissFEL project a soft x-ray line is planned in the coming years to cover the wavelength between 0.7 and 7.0nm. Based on the good experience at the SLS storage ring with Apple undulator as source of variable polarized light, Apple III type undulators are also foreseen at the SwissFEL. In this paper the design of these devices is introduced and the preliminary magnetic configuration together with the optimization strategy is presented in details.

MOP078	Measurements of FEL Polarization at FERMI	FEL, experiment, radiation, electron	231
	E. Allaria Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	We report detailed quantitative characterization of different polarization states of a single-pass, externally-seeded FEL operating with variable polarization undulators in the VUV spectral range. The experiment has been performed at FERMI FEL-1 operated in the 52–26 nm wavelength range. Three different, independent polarimeter setups, installed at the end of ex- perimental beamlines, have been used to characterize the four “pure” polarization states: horizontal, vertical, right-circular and left-circular. The impact of downstream transport optics upon the radia- tion polarization has been assessed; at longer wavelengths, dichroism effects lead to a non-negligible ellipticity for an originally circularly polarized state. The results from the different polarimeter setups validate each other and allow a cross-calibration of the instruments. On behalf of the team organized for polarization measurements at FERMI.

TUP006	Two-color Free-electron Laser via Two Orthogonal Undulators	FEL, undulator, electron, radiation	358
	N.S. Mirian IPM, Tehran, Iran G. Dattoli ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy V. Petrillo Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
	An amplifier Free electron Laser (FEL) including two orthogonal polarized undulators with different periods and field intensities is able to emit two color radiations with different frequency and polarization while the total length of device does not change respect to usual single color FELs. The wavelengths of two different colors can be changed by choosing different periods, while variation in the magnetic strengths can be used to modify the gain lengths.

TUP014	Forward X-Ray and Ultraviolet Smith-Purcell Radiation for FEL	radiation, target, electron, plasma	384
	A.A. Tishchenko, D.Yu. Sergeeva MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
	The scheme of Free Electron Lasers based on Smith-Purcell effect is well known to describe the process of interaction between an electron beam and evanescent wave, which bunches this beam. In this work we concentrate on the process of generation of the radiation propagating at small angles. In terms of approach described in detail in,, we investigate the Smith-Purcell radiation at oblique incidence of a single charged particle for X-Ray and UV frequency region. This forward radiation propagates through all the region of the beam moving and provides more close interaction between the beam and the radiation, than usual surface waves existing in FELs. Spectral and angular characteristics of the forward radiation are discussed from point of view its role in Smith-Purcell based FELs. A.P.Potylitsyn, M.I.Ryazanov, M.N.Strikhanov, A.A.Tishchenko, Diffraction Radiation from Relativistic Particles, Springer, 2011 **D.Yu.Sergeeva, A.A.Tishchenko, M.N.Strikhanov, NIM B 309 (2013) 189

TUP035	Investigation of Reverse Taper to Optimize the Degree of Polarization for the Delta Undulator at the LCLS	undulator, radiation, simulation, bunching	465
	J.P. MacArthur Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA Z. Huang, A. Lutmann, A. Marinelli, T.J. Maxwell, H.-D. Nuhn, D.F. Ratner SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	Funding: U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 A 3.2 m adjustable phase Delta undulator* will soon be installed on the last girder of the LCLS undulator line. The Delta undulator will act as an afterburner terminating the 33 undulator line, providing arbitrary polarization control to users. Two important figures of merit for users will be the degree of polarization and the x-ray yield. In anticipation of this installation, machine development time at the LCLS was devoted to maximizing the final undulator x-ray contrast and yield with a standard canted pole undulator acting as a stand in for the Delta undulator. Following the recent suggestion** that a reverse taper (dK/dz > 0) in the main undulator line could suppress linearly polarized light generated before an afterburner while still producing the requisite microbunching, we report on a reverse taper study at the LCLS wherein a yield contrast of 15 was measured along the afterburner. We also present 1D simulations comparing the reverse taper technique to other schemes. * Nuhn, H.-D., Anderson, S., Bowden, G., Ding, Y., Gassner, G., et al., (2013). ** Schneidmiller, E. A. and Yurkov, M. V., Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 16, 110702 (2013).

THA02	Experimental Characterization of FEL Polarization Control with Cross Polarized Undulators	undulator, FEL, radiation, controls	644
	E. Ferrari, E. Allaria, G. De Ninno, B. Diviacco, D. Gauthier, L. Giannessi, G. Penco, C. Spezzani Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy J. Buck, M. Ilchen XFEL. EU, Hamburg, Germany G. De Ninno, D. Gauthier University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia L. Giannessi ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy Z. Huang, A.A. Lutman SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA G. Lambert, B. Mahieu LOA, Palaiseau, France J. Viefhaus DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Polarization control of the coherent radiation is becoming an important feature of recent and future short wavelength free electron laser facilities. While polarization tuning can be achieved taking advantage of specially designed undulators, a scheme based on two consecutive undulators emitting orthogonally polarized fields has also been proposed. Developed initially in synchrotron radiation sources, crossed polarized undulator schemes could benefit from the coherent emission that characterize FELs. In this work we report the first detailed experimental characterization of the polarization properties of an FEL operated with crossed polarized undulators in the Soft-X-Rays. Aspects concerning the average degree of polarization and the shot to shot stability are investigated together with a comparison of the performance of various schemes to control and switch the polarization
	Slides THA02 [5.383 MB]

FRA02	Wave-Mixing Experiments with Multi-colour Seeded FEL Pulses	experiment, FEL, laser, photon	985
	F. Bencivenga, A. Battistoni, F. Capotondi, R. Cucini, M.B. Danailov, G. De Ninno, M. Kiskinova, C. Masciovecchio Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	The extension of wave-mixing experiments in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and x-ray spectral range represents one of the major breakthroughs for ultrafast x-ray science. Essential prerequisites to develop such kind of non-linear coherent methods are the strength of the input fields, comparable with the atomic field one, as well as the high temporal coherence and stability of the photon source(s). These characteristics are easily achievable by optical lasers. Seeded free-electron-lasers (FELs) are similar in many respects to conventional lasers, hence calling for the development of wave-mixing methods. At the FERMI seeded FEL facility this ambitious task is tackled by the TIMER project, which includes the realization of a dedicated experimental end-station. The wave-mixing approach will be initially used to study collective atomic dynamics in disordered systems and nanostructures, through transient grating (TG) experiments. However, the wavelength and polarization tunability of FERMI, as well as the possibility to radiate multi-colour seeded FEL pulses, would allow to expand the range of possible scientific applications.
	Slides FRA02 [7.731 MB]

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MOP043

Magnetic Design of an Apple III Undulator for SwissFEL

undulator, vacuum, operation, alignment

116

T. Schmidt, A. Anghel, P. Boehler, M. Brügger, M. Calvi, S. Danner, P. Huber, A. Keller, M. Locher
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

In the frame of the SwissFEL project a soft x-ray line is planned in the coming years to cover the wavelength between 0.7 and 7.0nm. Based on the good experience at the SLS storage ring with Apple undulator as source of variable polarized light, Apple III type undulators are also foreseen at the SwissFEL. In this paper the design of these devices is introduced and the preliminary magnetic configuration together with the optimization strategy is presented in details.

MOP078

Measurements of FEL Polarization at FERMI

FEL, experiment, radiation, electron

231

E. Allaria
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

We report detailed quantitative characterization of different polarization states of a single-pass, externally-seeded FEL operating with variable polarization undulators in the VUV spectral range. The experiment has been performed at FERMI FEL-1 operated in the 52–26 nm wavelength range. Three different, independent polarimeter setups, installed at the end of ex- perimental beamlines, have been used to characterize the four “pure” polarization states: horizontal, vertical, right-circular and left-circular. The impact of downstream transport optics upon the radia- tion polarization has been assessed; at longer wavelengths, dichroism effects lead to a non-negligible ellipticity for an originally circularly polarized state. The results from the different polarimeter setups validate each other and allow a cross-calibration of the instruments.
On behalf of the team organized for polarization measurements at FERMI.

TUP006

Two-color Free-electron Laser via Two Orthogonal Undulators

FEL, undulator, electron, radiation

358

N.S. Mirian
IPM, Tehran, Iran
G. Dattoli
ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy
V. Petrillo
Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy

An amplifier Free electron Laser (FEL) including two orthogonal polarized undulators with different periods and field intensities is able to emit two color radiations with different frequency and polarization while the total length of device does not change respect to usual single color FELs. The wavelengths of two different colors can be changed by choosing different periods, while variation in the magnetic strengths can be used to modify the gain lengths.

TUP014

Forward X-Ray and Ultraviolet Smith-Purcell Radiation for FEL

radiation, target, electron, plasma

384

A.A. Tishchenko, D.Yu. Sergeeva
MEPhI, Moscow, Russia

The scheme of Free Electron Lasers based on Smith-Purcell effect is well known to describe the process of interaction between an electron beam and evanescent wave, which bunches this beam. In this work we concentrate on the process of generation of the radiation propagating at small angles. In terms of approach described in detail in*,**, we investigate the Smith-Purcell radiation at oblique incidence of a single charged particle for X-Ray and UV frequency region. This forward radiation propagates through all the region of the beam moving and provides more close interaction between the beam and the radiation, than usual surface waves existing in FELs. Spectral and angular characteristics of the forward radiation are discussed from point of view its role in Smith-Purcell based FELs.
*A.P.Potylitsyn, M.I.Ryazanov, M.N.Strikhanov, A.A.Tishchenko, Diffraction Radiation from Relativistic Particles, Springer, 2011
**D.Yu.Sergeeva, A.A.Tishchenko, M.N.Strikhanov, NIM B 309 (2013) 189

TUP035

Investigation of Reverse Taper to Optimize the Degree of Polarization for the Delta Undulator at the LCLS

undulator, radiation, simulation, bunching

465

J.P. MacArthur
Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Z. Huang, A. Lutmann, A. Marinelli, T.J. Maxwell, H.-D. Nuhn, D.F. Ratner
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

Funding: U.S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515
A 3.2 m adjustable phase Delta undulator* will soon be installed on the last girder of the LCLS undulator line. The Delta undulator will act as an afterburner terminating the 33 undulator line, providing arbitrary polarization control to users. Two important figures of merit for users will be the degree of polarization and the x-ray yield. In anticipation of this installation, machine development time at the LCLS was devoted to maximizing the final undulator x-ray contrast and yield with a standard canted pole undulator acting as a stand in for the Delta undulator. Following the recent suggestion** that a reverse taper (dK/dz > 0) in the main undulator line could suppress linearly polarized light generated before an afterburner while still producing the requisite microbunching, we report on a reverse taper study at the LCLS wherein a yield contrast of 15 was measured along the afterburner. We also present 1D simulations comparing the reverse taper technique to other schemes.
* Nuhn, H.-D., Anderson, S., Bowden, G., Ding, Y., Gassner, G., et al., (2013).
** Schneidmiller, E. A. and Yurkov, M. V., Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 16, 110702 (2013).

THA02

Experimental Characterization of FEL Polarization Control with Cross Polarized Undulators

undulator, FEL, radiation, controls

644

E. Ferrari, E. Allaria, G. De Ninno, B. Diviacco, D. Gauthier, L. Giannessi, G. Penco, C. Spezzani
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
J. Buck, M. Ilchen
XFEL. EU, Hamburg, Germany
G. De Ninno, D. Gauthier
University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
L. Giannessi
ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy
Z. Huang, A.A. Lutman
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
G. Lambert, B. Mahieu
LOA, Palaiseau, France
J. Viefhaus
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Polarization control of the coherent radiation is becoming an important feature of recent and future short wavelength free electron laser facilities. While polarization tuning can be achieved taking advantage of specially designed undulators, a scheme based on two consecutive undulators emitting orthogonally polarized fields has also been proposed. Developed initially in synchrotron radiation sources, crossed polarized undulator schemes could benefit from the coherent emission that characterize FELs. In this work we report the first detailed experimental characterization of the polarization properties of an FEL operated with crossed polarized undulators in the Soft-X-Rays. Aspects concerning the average degree of polarization and the shot to shot stability are investigated together with a comparison of the performance of various schemes to control and switch the polarization

Slides THA02 [5.383 MB]

FRA02

Wave-Mixing Experiments with Multi-colour Seeded FEL Pulses

experiment, FEL, laser, photon

985

F. Bencivenga, A. Battistoni, F. Capotondi, R. Cucini, M.B. Danailov, G. De Ninno, M. Kiskinova, C. Masciovecchio
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

The extension of wave-mixing experiments in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and x-ray spectral range represents one of the major breakthroughs for ultrafast x-ray science. Essential prerequisites to develop such kind of non-linear coherent methods are the strength of the input fields, comparable with the atomic field one, as well as the high temporal coherence and stability of the photon source(s). These characteristics are easily achievable by optical lasers. Seeded free-electron-lasers (FELs) are similar in many respects to conventional lasers, hence calling for the development of wave-mixing methods. At the FERMI seeded FEL facility this ambitious task is tackled by the TIMER project, which includes the realization of a dedicated experimental end-station. The wave-mixing approach will be initially used to study collective atomic dynamics in disordered systems and nanostructures, through transient grating (TG) experiments. However, the wavelength and polarization tunability of FERMI, as well as the possibility to radiate multi-colour seeded FEL pulses, would allow to expand the range of possible scientific applications.

Slides FRA02 [7.731 MB]