Schultheiss Tom
MOPG10
Separately tunable two-color lasing at the FHI FEL
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The Fritz-Haber-Institut (FHI) der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Free Electron Laser (FEL) achieved first light from its Mid-IR beamline at 18 microns on February 14, 2012. In the subsequent years, the 3 to 60 micron light has been supplied to users resulting in 96 refereed publications in Chemical Physics. In 2019, the FEL Group initiated an upgrade to add a Far-IR beamline to the system. On June 8, 2023, first light was achieved at 8 microns from this beamline which spans 4.5 to 165 microns in tunable radiation. A unique feature of this upgrade is the inclusion of a 500 MHz kicker cavity that can send the 1 GHz electron pulses alternatively into the MIR and FIR beamlines. On December 8, 2023, first light was obtained simultaneously at 18 and 55 microns respectively, thereby achieving the project goal of independently-tunable two-color lasing. We will discuss the physics and engineering design of the new FIR beamline and provide details of the radiation spectrum and parameters. We will also outline planned user experiments using this new radiation tool.
  • A. Todd
    AMMTodd Consulting
  • A. Paarmann, G. von Helden, H. Junkes, M. De Pas, W. Schöllkopf
    Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • G. Meijer, S. Gewinner
    Fritz-Haber-Institut
  • J. Rathke
    Advanced Energy Systems
  • L. Young
    LMY Technology
  • S. Gottschalk
    STI Magnetics LLC
  • T. Schultheiss
    TJS Technologies
  • W. Colson
    Naval Postgraduate School
  • D. Dowell
    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Paper: MOPG10
DOI: reference for this paper: 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-MOPG10
About:  Received: 12 May 2024 — Revised: 19 May 2024 — Accepted: 19 May 2024 — Issue date: 01 Jul 2024
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