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MOPSO08 | Unaveraged Modelling of a LWFA Driven FEL | 43 |
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Preliminary simulations of a Laser Wakefield Field Accelerator driven FEL are presented using the 3D unaveraged, broad bandwidth FEL simulation code Puffin. The radius of the matched low emittance electron beam suggests that the FEL interaction will be strongly affected by radiation diffraction. The parameter scaling and comparison between 3D and equivalent 1D simulations appears to confirm the interaction is diffraction dominated. Nevertheless, output powers are predicted to be greater than those of similar unaveraged FEL models. Possible reasons for the discrepancies between the averaged and unaveraged simulation results are discussed.
[1] - AR Maier, A Meseck, S Reiche, CB Schroeder, T Seggebrock, and F Gruner, Phys Rev X 2, 031019 (2012) |
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MOPSO09 | Investigation of a 2-Colour Undulator FEL Using Puffin | 47 |
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The unaveraged FEL code Puffin* is used to investigate a 2 color FEL. In the scheme under investigation, undulator modules are tuned alternately to generate 2 frequencies quasi-simultaneously, which should result in greater stability than generating them consecutively. The advantage of using Puffin is that it provides the capability of modelling a broad bandwidth spectrum. For example, radiation at 1nm and 2.4nm is difficult to model simultaneously in standard averaged FEL codes. An unaveraged code like Puffin is able to model 2 (or more) wavelengths with a much wider spacing.
* LT Campbell and BWJ McNeil, Phys. Plasmas 19, 093119 (2012) |
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WEPSO04 | The Conceptual Design of CLARA, a Novel FEL Test Facility for Ultra-short Pulse Generation | 496 |
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The conceptual design of CLARA, a novel FEL test facility focussed on the generation of ultra-short photon pulses with extreme levels of stability and synchronisation is described. The ultimate aim of CLARA is to experimentally demonstrate that sub-coherence length pulse generation with FELs is viable, and to compare the various schemes being championed. The results will translate directly to existing and future X-ray FELs, enabling them to generate attosecond pulses, thereby extending the science capabilities of these intense light sources. This paper will describe the design of CLARA, pointing out the flexible features that will be incorporated to allow multiple novel FEL schemes to be proven. | ||