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MOPAC43 | Results of Short Pulse Driven LLNL/UCLA IFEL Experiment | 156 |
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Funding: This work was supported by DOE grant DE-FG02-92ER40693, Defense of Threat Reduction Agency award HDTRA1-10-1-0073 and University of California Office of the President award 09-LR-04-117055-MUSP. The results of the LLNL/UCLA inverse free electron laser (IFEL) experiment are presented. A 500 mJ 120 fs Ti:Saph laser pulse interacts with a short electron beam in a planar undulator tapered both in magnetic field strength and period to accelerate the electron beam. The tapering of the undulator maintains resonant energy exchange between the laser and electron beam while the electron beam's energy increases. We observe an energy modulation from 77 MeV to 120 MeV. Through use of simulations that are consistent with the observed data, we report a peak acceleration gradient of at least 180 MeV/m. |
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TUPMA10 | LLNL X-band Test Station Status | 610 |
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Funding: This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344. An X-band test station is being built at LLNL to support inverse Compton-scattering x-ray and gamma-ray source development. The major components for the X-band test station have been designed, fabricated, installed, and aligned. The XL-4 klystron has been delivered, dressed and installed in the ScandiNova modulator, and tested to full peak power. Final assembly and bakeout of RF transport, test station supports, and accelerator components is complete, and the current status of commissioning and first beam will be presented and discussed. Future upgrade paths and configuration for a variety of x-ray and gamma-ray applications will be discussed along with schedule for planned experiments. |
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