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Bucksbaum, P.H.

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MOPKF020 Proposal for a Sub-100 fs Electron Bunch Arrival-time Monitor for the VUV-FEL at DESY 345
 
  • H. Schlarb, S. Düsterer, J. Feldhaus, J. Hauschildt, R. Ischebeck, K. Ludwig, B. Schmidt, P. Schmüser, S. Simrock, B. Steffen, F. Van den Berghe, A. Winter
    DESY, Hamburg
  • P.H. Bucksbaum, A. Cavalieri, D. Fritz, S. Lee, D. Reis
    Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  
  For pump-probe experiments at the VUV-Free Electron Laser at DESY, an external optical laser system will be installed, capable of delivering ultra-short pulses of high intensity. The laser pulses with a center wavelength of 800 nm are synchronized with the VUV-FEL beam which covers the wavelength range between 6 nm and 80 nm. The expected pulse durations are typically 100 fs FWHM or below. For high-resolution pump-probe experiments a precise knowledge of the time difference between both pulses is mandatory. In this paper we describe the layout and the design of a high-precision electron bunch arrival time monitor based on an electro-optic technique. We present the numerical results of simulations that include: the laser propagation in a specifically designed demanding optical system, the laser transport through a 150 m long optical fibre, the electro-optically induced effect in different types of crystals and for different electron bunch shapes as well as the effects of wake fields on the co-propagating electric-fields and their impact on the observable signals.