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MOA02 | First Lasing of a Free Electron Laser in the Soft X-Ray Spectral Range with Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation | 7 |
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We report on the successful operation of a Free Electron Laser (FEL) in the Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation (EEHG) scheme at the FERMI facility at Sincrotrone Trieste. The experiment required a modification of the FEL-2 undulator line which, in normal operation, uses two stages of high-gain harmonic generation separated by a delay line. In addition to a new seed laser, the dispersion in the delay-line was increased, the second stage modulator changed and a new manipulator installed in the delay-line chicane hosting additional diagnostic components. With this modified setup we have demonstrated the first evidence of strong exponential gain in a free electron laser operated in EEHG mode at wavelengths as short as 5 nm. | ||
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DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-FEL2019-MOA02 | |
About • | paper received ※ 21 August 2019 paper accepted ※ 28 August 2019 issue date ※ 05 November 2019 | |
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THP011 | Experimental Benchmarking of Wakefields at the FERMI FEL Linac and Undulator Line | 613 |
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Collective effects such as wakefields affect the dynamics of high brightness electron beams in linear accelerators (linacs), and can degrade the performance of short wavelength free-electron lasers (FELs). If a reliable model of wakefields is made available, the accelerator can be designed and configured with parameters that minimize their disrupting effect. In this work, the simulated effect of geometric (diffractive) wakefields and of coherent synchrotron radiation on the electron beam energy distribution at the FERMI FEL is benchmarked with measurements, so quantifying the accuracy of the model. Wakefields modelling is then extended to the undulator line, where particle tracking confirms the limited impact of the resistive wall wakefield on the lasing process. The study reveals an overall good understanding of collective effects in the facility [1].
[1] S. Di Mitri et al., Phys. Rev. Accel. and Beams, 22, 014401 (2019) |
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DOI • | reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-FEL2019-THP011 | |
About • | paper received ※ 29 July 2019 paper accepted ※ 25 August 2019 issue date ※ 05 November 2019 | |
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