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| MOPCH025 | Laser Comb: Simulations of Pre-modulated E- Beams at the Photocathode of a High Brightness RF Photoinjector | 98 |
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A density modulated beam at the photocathode though the proper modulation of the laser beam pulse does not change substantially emittance and energy spread, properties directly related to FEL. It has been found that bunch density modulation is transformed into energy modulation along the propagation through the injector*. There are some physical arguments that suggest a possibility to use this modulation for the enhancement of the FEL process, or for the production of plasma wakes. Preliminary beam dynamics studies have been carried on to explore the use of electron beam pre-modulation at the cathode to adjust their longitudinal structure at the end of the beamline. Energy modulation at the end of the beamline could eventually be turned into current modulation through a magnetic compressor with R56<0. The feasibility of this experiment has to be investigated carefully, preliminary studies are discussed here. This paper focuses on simulations that explore the properties of the energy modulation at the end of the beamline correlated to the initial characteristics of the train of electron pulses.
*M. Biagini et al. “Beam Dynamics Studies for the SPARC Project”, Proc. of PAC03. |