Nagoya University, Nagoya
UVSOR, Okazaki
KEK, Ibaraki
KURRI, Osaka
Sokendai - Okazaki, Okazaki, Aichi
Terahertz (THz) coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) is emitted not only from shorter electron bunches compared with the radiation wavelength but also from electron bunches withμstructures. Formation ofμstructures at sub picosecond scale in electron bunches by a laser slicing technique is experimentally studied through observation of THz CSR. The properties of the THz CSR such as intensity or spectrum depend strongly on the shape and amplitude of theμstructure created in the electron bunches. To study in detail the formation ofμstructure in electron bunches using the laser slicing technique, we have performed experiments at the UVSOR-II electron storage ring. THz CSR, which contains information on theμstructure, was observed under various laser conditions. The THz CSR spectrum was found to depend strongly on the intensity and the pulse width of the laser. The results agreed qualitatively with a numerical calculation. It was suggested that the evolution of theμstructure during CSR emission is important under some experimental conditions.
UVSOR, Okazaki
Nagoya University, Nagoya
KURRI, Osaka
Sokendai - Okazaki, Okazaki, Aichi
UVSOR, a 750 MeV synchrotron light source of 53m circumference had been operated for more than 20 years. After a major upgrade in 2003, this machine was renamed to UVSOR-II. The ring is now routinely operated with low emittance of 27 nm-rad and with four undulators. By utilizing a part of the existing FEL system and an ultra-short laser system, coherent synchrotron radiation in THz range and coherent harmonic generation in VUV range have been extensively studied under international collaborations. Based on results obtained from previous coherent light source developments, a new five-year research program on the coherent light source developments has been started from FY2008, which includes creation of a new 4-m long straight section by moving the injection point, upgrades of the undulator and the laser system and construction of dedicated beam-lines for these coherent light sources. Present status and upgrade plan on these coherent light sources at UVSOR-II will be presented at the conference.
KEK, Ibaraki
UVSOR, Okazaki
Nagoya University, Nagoya
KURRI, Osaka
Sokendai - Okazaki, Okazaki, Aichi
It was theoretically predicted that, when the electron pulse length comes into the femto-second range, transverse motion of the electrons is strongly coupled with the longitudinal one and makes significant effect on the pulse shape. In the experiments, a fine dip structure was created on the electron bunches circulating in a storage ring by a so-called laser bunch slicing technique and then the evolution of the structure was measured through the spectrum of the coherent synchrotron radiation. When the ring was operated in a low-alpha mode, the shape of the dip structure was oscillating with the transverse betatron frequency, which clearly indicates the existence of the longitudinal-transverse coupling effect. This understanding will be crucially important for generation and transportation of ultra-short electron bunches in light sources or colliders for high energy physics. In this presentation, the dependency of the CSR signal intensity on the wavelength of the THz CSR and the electron beam current are also reported.
