FRB —  FEL Theory   (25-Aug-17   10:30—12:00)
Chair: A. Gover, University of Tel-Aviv, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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FRB01 Time-Domain Analysis of Attosecond Pulse Generation in an X-Ray Free-Electron Laser 569
 
  • P. Baxevanis, Z. Huang, A. Marinelli
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
 
  The method of enhanced self-amplified spontaneous emission (eSASE) is one of the strongest candidates for the generation of sub-femtosecond X-ray pulses in a free-electron laser. The optimization of an eSASE experiment involves many independent parameters, which makes the exploration of the parameter space with 3-D simulations computationally intensive. Therefore, a robust theoretical analysis of this problem is extremely desirable. We provide a self-consistent, analytical treatment of such a configuration using a one-dimensional, time-dependent FEL model that includes the key effects of linear e-beam chirp and linear undulator taper. Verified via comparison with numerical simulation, our formalism is also utilized in parameter studies that seek to determine the optimum setup of the FEL.  
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FRB02
Theory and Simulation of FELs with Planar, Helical, and Elliptical Undulators  
 
  • H. Freund
    CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
  • L.T. Campbell
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • P. Falgari
    Lime BV, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
  • D.L.A. Grimminck, I. Setya
    ASML, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
  • J. Henderson, B.W.J. MᶜNeil
    USTRAT/SUPA, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • P.J.M. van der Slot
    Mesa+, Enschede, The Netherlands
 
  Free-electron lasers (FELs) that produce different polarizations of the output radiation ranging from linear through elliptic to circular polarization are currently under study. In particular, elliptic polarizations are undergoing increased interest. In this paper, we develop an analytic model of the resonant wavelength and JJ-factor for an elliptic undulator as well as both one- and three-dimensional, time-dependent formulations that are capable of simulating elliptic undulators using the PUFFIN and MINERVA simulation codes.*,** We present an analytic model of an APPLE-II undulator that is capable of modeling arbitrary elliptic polarizations, and discuss examples of simulation results.
* J. Henderson, L. Campbell, H. Freund, and B. McNeil, New J. Phys. 18, 062003 (2016).
** H. Freund, P. van der Slot, D. Grimminck, I. Setya, and P. Falgari, New J. Phys. 19, 023020 (2017).
 
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FRB03 Dynamics of Superradiant Emission by a Prebunched E-Beam and its Spontaneous Emission Self-Interaction 572
 
  • R. Ianconescu, A. Gover
    University of Tel-Aviv, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv, Israel
  • C. Emma, P. Musumeci
    UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
  • A. Friedman
    Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
 
  Funding: Partial support by US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) and by Deutsche-Israelische Projektkooperation (DIP).
In the context of radiation emission from an electron beam, Dicke's superradiance (SR) is the enhanced coherent spontaneous radiation emission from a prebunched beam, and Stimulated-Superradiance (ST-SR) is the further enhanced emission of the bunched beam in the presence of a phase-matched radiation wave.* These processes are analyzed for undulator radiation in the framework of radiation field mode-excitation theory. In the nonlinear saturation regime the synchronicity of the bunched beam and an injected radiation wave may be sustained by wiggler tapering: Tapering-Enhanced Superradiance (TES) and Tapering-Enhanced Stimulated Superradiance Amplification (TESSA).** Identifying these processes is useful for understanding the enhancement of radiative emission in the tapered wiggler section of seeded FELs.***,**** The nonlinear formulation of the energy transfer dynamics between the radiation wave and the bunched beam fully conserves energy. This includes conservation of energy without radiation reaction terms in the interesting case of spontaneous self-interaction (no input radiation).
* A. Gover, Phys. Rev. ST-AB 8, 030701 (2005).
** J. Duris et al., New J.Phys. 17 063036 (2015).
*** E. A. Schneidmiller et al., PRST-AB 18, 03070 (2015).
**** C. Emma et al., this conference.
 
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FRB04 Canonical Formulation of 1D FEL Theory Revisited, Quantized and Applied to Electron Evolution 576
 
  • P.M. Anisimov
    LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
 
  An original FEL theory relied on quantum analysis of photon generation by relativistic electrons in alternating magnetic field.* In most cases, however, the system of pendulum equations for non-canonical variables and the theory of classical electromagnetism proved to be adequate. As XFELs advance to higher energy photons, quantum effects of electron recoil and shot noise has to be considered. This work presents quantization procedure based on the Hamiltonian formulation of an XFEL interaction in 1D case. The procedure relates the conventional variables to canonical coordinates and momenta and does not require the transformation to the Bambini-Renieri frame.** The relation of a field operator to a photon annihilation operator reveals the meaning of the quantum FEL parameter, introduced by Bonifacio, as a number of photons emitted by a single electron before the saturation takes place.*** The quantum description is then applied to study how quantum nature of electrons affects the startup of XFEL and how quantum electrons become indistinguishable from a classical ensemble of electrons due to their interaction with a ponderomotive potential of an XFEL.
* Madey JMJ 1971 J. Appl. Phys. 42 1906 13.
** Bambini A and Renieri A 1978 Lett. Nuovo Cimento 21 399-404.
*** Bonifacio R, Piovella N, Robb G R M and Schiavi A 2006 PRSTAB 9 090701.
 
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FRB05 Wide Bandwidth, Frequency Modulated Free Electron Laser 581
 
  • L.T. Campbell, B.W.J. MᶜNeil
    USTRAT/SUPA, Glasgow, United Kingdom
 
  The resonant frequency of a free electron laser may be modulated via the undulator or electron beam parameters. This modulation may generate sidebands which can subsequently undergo amplification, analogous to frequency modulation in a conventional cavity laser. However, due to the relative slippage of the light through the relativistic electron beam, the FM-FEL system has a more complex behavior than its conventional laser counterpart. The system may be described in the linear regime by a summation over exponential gain modes, allowing the amplification of multiple light frequencies simultaneously. It is found that, with only small, few percent variations of the FEL parameters, one may generate and amplify multiple modes within a frequency bandwidth which greatly exceeds that of normal FEL operation.  
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