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TY - CONF AU - Einstein, J. AU - Biedron, S. AU - Dattoli, G. AU - Freund, H. AU - Milton, S.V. ED - Henderson, Stuart ED - Akers, Evelyn ED - Satogata, Todd ED - Schaa, Volker R.W. TI - Simulation and Analysis of Laser/Electron Beam interaction for use as a Free Electron Laser J2 - Proc. of IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA, May 3-8, 2015 C1 - Richmond, VA, USA T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 6 LA - english AB - Through the use of simulation tools and theoretical analysis techniques, the Free Electron Laser process is investigated for a wiggler that is generated by an ultrafast laser system. The development and availability of such systems allows for novel FEL designs due to the high peak power of such lasers. Even though such high powers are possible, difficulties arise due to inhomogeneity in the laser pulse. This project looks at simulation results for a system with a realistic laser pulse profile and looks in to the pulse-shape effects on various system parameters. Models are presented for the expected behavior with important parameters noted, as well as highlighting possible difficulties that might occur experimentally. While head-on interaction has been proven experimentally for the short wavelength regime *, we believe that using a co-propagating laser can provide benefits that have currently been untested. This experimental setup is outlined in Lawler, J et al **, and we are currently simulating how the use of an ultrashort laser pulse as an electromagnetic wiggler will affect characteristics of the output radiation. PB - JACoW CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 1875 EP - 1877 KW - undulator KW - laser KW - simulation KW - electron KW - free-electron-laser DA - 2015/06 PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-95450-168-7 DO - 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2015-TUPMA019 UR - http://jacow.org/ipac2015/papers/tupma019.pdf ER -