直线感应加速器模拟软件多功能发射模块开发

在模拟直线感应加速器电子束输运过程中,为了正确设置注入器电子束参数,以注发射模型为基础,研发了可设置发射度、能散和电子束倾斜的多功能发射模型。理论研究了发射度、能散以及电子束倾斜角度,并将这些理论实现到发射模块上。建模对多功能发射模块进行测试,比较设定的电子束参数与模拟测定的电子束参数。通过比较,观测到设定电子束参数与模拟测定值一致,验证了多功能模块开发的正确性。     

可变参数磁压缩系统设计

北京大学30MeV超导加速器包含3个RF加速单元: 自主研发的1.5cell DC-SC(直流-超导)注入器, 经过升级的3.5cell DC-SC注入器, 以及1.3GHz 2×9cell Telsa型超导加速腔. 为充分利用该装置上高品质电子束, 计划压缩1.5cell注入器出口电子束用于产生相干THz光, 以及压缩2×9cell超导加速腔出口电子束产生红外自由电子激光. 通过理论计算及模拟计算相结合设计了一套可变参数磁压缩系统, 该系统可以同时满足两个RF加速单元后束团压缩的要求.     

清华大学汤姆逊散射超短脉冲X射线源研究

 介绍了清华大学加速器实验室近年来关于汤姆逊散射超短X射线源的研究工作;研究了在任意散射角度下电子束参数和激光束参数对散射光子参数的影响,给出了散射光子的参数如光子产额、脉冲长度、时间抖动等与电子束参数、激光束参数和散射角度的关系;利用实验室已有的16 MeV反波行波加速器与中国工程物理研究院激光聚变研究中心提供的ns调Q激光搭建了汤姆逊散射初步实验平台并开展了实验研究;加工了1.6-cell光阴极微波电子枪,搭建了高功率实验平台,对产生的电子束参数进行了初步测量;对汤姆逊散射超短X射线源进行了设计并开展了相关的平台建设工作,对产生的X射线脉冲参数进行了模拟。     

细电子束Cockcroft–Walton加速器的研究

细电子束由加速器通过电子枪发射电子,经电子透镜及偏转射向目标靶.以SDS-3电子束曝光机为基础,完成了电子束Cockcroft-Walton加速器噪声抑制的最优状态实验.系统为加速器调整电路提供一个正比于输入电压的电流.补偿放大器是由一个主放大器和一个辅助放大器组成,辅助放大器消除了主放大器自身的失调漂移.文中介绍了复合调整式Cockcroft-Walton加速器的总体设计方案,给出了实现加速器高稳定度的关键技术措施.从加速器总输出中滤去噪声信号,获得稳定的输出电压,并使电子束曝光机刻蚀出的图形质量和线条分辨率都得到了提高     

低阻抗脉冲电子束加速器的二极管参数测量

低阻抗脉冲电子束加速器二极管的状态对加速器的调试运行是十分重要的。采用WP-2250可编程数字化系统将二极管电流、电压及电流随时间变化率波形进行时间关联、记录,通过数据处理获得了所需的二极管参数和二极管动态参数。     

基于蒙特卡罗方法的XHA600D医用电子直线加速器的入射电子束参数研究

使用蒙特卡罗方法研究入射电子束参数对XHA600D医用电子直线加速器产生的剂量分布的影响,并确定优化的入射电子束参数。根据厂商提供的XHA600D加速器治疗头的几何、材料参数,使用蒙特卡罗程序EGSnrc对不同的入射电子束参数进行模拟并记录其在水模体中产生的剂量分布,将模拟结果与测量结果进行比较。模拟的入射电子束参数包括平均能量、径向强度分布、角度展宽和能量展宽;实验测量数据包括4 cm×4 cm、10 cm×10 cm、30 cm×30 cm射野条件下的百分深度剂量与离轴剂量。结果表明当入射电子束的平均能量为6 MeV、径向强度的半高宽(Full Width at Half Maximum, FWHM)为0.25 cm、角度展宽为0.15°时,模拟结果和测量结果吻合非常好。这些参数可以作为建立适用于XHA600D加速器的TPS(Treatment Planning System)剂量计算模型的基础参数。     

汤姆逊散射X射线源初步实验中电子束参数测量及其对X射线性能影响的研究

为了准确计算和分析汤姆逊散射X射线源初步实验中产生的X射线参数, 对实验中所用的16MeV返波行波加速器产生的电子束参数进行了测量. 并通过模拟程序计算和分析了在该参数下初步实验中产生的X射线的参数.     

3.3MeV直线感应加速器的设计和性能

综述3.3MeV直线感应加速器(LIA)的物理工程概貌和束流特性参数测量。所测数据均达到或超过了设计指标。并已成功地做为曙光一号自由电子激光器出光实验的电子束源。目前,拟串接更多的加速组元使加速器的电子束能量达到10MeV,以便同时用于自由电子激光研究和闪光X射线照相。     

一台小型强流脉冲电子束加速器

本文介绍了一台供研究准分子气体激光器用的强流脉冲电子束加速器,其输出电压为500kV,束流50kA,脉冲宽度60ns,运行稳定,控制可靠,是一台小型可移动的电子加速器。文中还给出了它的结构参数,主要特点和调试结果。     

相对论电子束对波的相速的影响

在小信号情况下研究了相对论电子束对加速器微波相速的影响.首次提出了电子束流的介质等效的思想,并建立了等效的相对介电常数的计算公式.同时,建立了考虑小信号下相对论电子束的盘荷波导的简化色散方程.     

Self-amplified spontaneous emission free-electron laser with an energy-chirped electron beam and undulator tapering

We report the first experimental implementation of a method based on simultaneous use of an energy chirp in the electron beam and a tapered undulator, for the generation of ultrashort pulses in a self-amplified spontaneous emission mode free-electron laser (SASE FEL). The experiment, performed at the SPARC FEL test facility, demonstrates the possibility of compensating the nominally detrimental effect of the chirp by a proper taper of the undulator gaps. An increase of more than 1 order of magnitude in the pulse energy is observed in comparison to the untapered case, accompanied by FEL spectra where the typical SASE spiking is suppressed.     

磁压缩对高频稳定性的要求

 曲柄式磁压缩系统是北京大学SASE自由电子激光装置中非常重要的部分，通过其对电子束团的压缩为扭摆器提供高流强、短脉冲的电子束，使电子束在扭摆器内较短的距离实现饱和出光。曲柄式磁压缩需要利用偏离高频峰位的加速相位使得电子束产生能量-位置关联，主要讨论高频相位抖动与能量-位置关联的相互关系，高频相位抖动使得束团的能量-位置关联不同，即束团内电子能量随位置分布不同。进而研究其对磁压缩性能的影响，即能量-位置关联不一样会导致磁压缩得到的束团长度出现涨落。     

Fully coherent x-ray pulses from a regenerative-amplifier free-electron laser

We propose and analyze a regenerative-amplifier free-electron laser (FEL) to produce fully coherent, hard x-ray pulses. The method makes use of narrow-bandwidth Bragg crystals to form an x-ray feedback loop around a relatively short undulator. Self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) from the leading electron bunch in a bunch train is spectrally filtered by the Bragg reflectors and is brought back to the beginning of the undulator to interact repeatedly with subsequent bunches in the bunch train. The FEL interaction with these short bunches regeneratively amplifies the radiation intensity and broadens its spectrum, allowing for effective transmission of the x rays outside the crystal bandwidth. The spectral brightness of these x-ray pulses is about 2 to 3 orders of magnitude higher than that from a single-pass SASE FEL.     

An analysis of undulator optimization in self-seeding free electron lasers

A simple analysis is given for the optimum length of undulator in a self-seeding free electron laser(FEL).The obtained relations show the correlation between the undulator length and the system parameters.The power required for the seeding in the second part of the undulator and the overall efficiency of monochromatizating the seeding determine the length of the first part of the undulator;the magnitude of seeding power dominates the length of the second part of the undulator;the whole length of the undulator in a self-seeding FEL is determined by the overall efficiency for getting coherent seed,and is about half as long again as that of SASE,not including the dispersion section.The requirement of the dispersion section strength is also analyzed.     

Possible application of X-ray optical elements for reducing the spectral bandwidth of an X-ray SASE FEL

A new design for a single pass X-ray Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) FEL is proposed. The scheme consists of two undulators and an X-ray monochromator located between them. The first stage of the FEL amplifier operates in the SASE linear regime. After the exit of the first undulator the electron bunch is guided through a non-isochronous bypass and the X-ray beam enters the monochromator. The main function of the bypass is to suppress the modulation of the electron beam induced in the first undulator. This is possible because of the finite value of the natural energy spread in the beam. At the entrance to the second undulator the radiation power from the monochromator dominates significantly over the shot noise and the residual electron bunching. As a result the second stage of the FEL amplifier operates in the steady-state regime when the input signal bandwidth is small with respect to that of the FEL amplifier. Integral losses of the radiation power in the monochromator are relatively small because grazing incidence optics can be used. The proposed scheme is illustrated for the example of the 6 nm option SASE FEL at the TESLA Test Facility under construction at DESY. As shown in this paper the spectral bandwidth of such a two-stage SASE FEL (Δλ/λ 5 × 10⁻⁵) is close to the limit defined by the finite duration of the radiation pulse. The average brilliance is equal to 7 × 10²⁴ photons/(s × mrad² × mm² × 0.1% bandw.) which is by two orders of magnitude higher than the value which could be reached by the conventional SASE FEL. The monochromatization of the radiation is performed at a low level of radiation power (about 500 times less than the saturation level) which allows one to use conventional X-ray optical elements (grazing incidence grating and mirrors) for the monochromator design.     

Generation of Coherent Radiation in the Near X-Ray Band by a Cascade FEL with a Two-Frequency Undulator

Generation of X-ray radiation in a cascade self-amplified spontaneous emission free-electron laser (SASE FEL) using the harmonics of a two-frequency undulator is studied. The advanced phenomenological model of a one-pass FEL that accounts for the main losses in real FELs is presented: the electron energy spread in the beam, the beam divergence, diffraction, and the fact that emission losses are greater at higher harmonics than in the main frequency range. The FEL mathematical model was performed using the Mathematica software and calibrated within the experiment carried out at the operating SPARC facility via complex three-dimensional numerical simulations. The phenomenological model is used to analyze FEL dynamics for generation of a high-energy X-ray emission at a relatively short length. It is proposed to use a two-frequency undulator for the initial electron grouping and subsequent frequency multiplication in a cascade FEL with higher harmonic amplification (HGHG). The advantages of the two-frequency undulator are presented for electron grouping at higher harmonics of the undulator radiation (UR). The operation of several types of FEL is simulated with amplification of the seed laser wave frequency in two and three cascades to generate the soft X-ray radiation. A seed laser with a wavelength of 11.43 nm corresponding to the peak reflectivity of mirror coatings with MoRu/Be is proposed for generating the intensive X-ray laser radiation with λ ~ 1.27–3.37 nm. Here, the intensive radiation power reaches 50 MW at a length of only 35 meters; the radiation shows good temporal coherence corresponding to the performance of a low-power seed laser with a lower frequency.     

A SASE free electron laser optimization based on new generation in-vacuum undulators

Optimization studies for an accelerator based light source, namely self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) free electron laser (FEL), based on new generation in-vacuum hybrid and superconducting undulator configurations, are compared and discussed. It is shown that the FEL wavelength should be down to soft X-rays ($～3\mathrm{nm}$) part of the spectrum while keeping the same linear accelerator (linac) energy about 1 GeV. On the other hand, numerical calculations and simulation results of the main performance parameters for SASE operation (1D gain length, saturation power and saturation length), are optimized. Finally, technological advantages and challenges for both cases, are briefly mentioned.     

Observation of self-amplified spontaneous emission and exponential growth at 530 nm

Experimental evidence for self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) at 530 nm is reported. The measurements were made at the low-energy undulator test line facility at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory. The experimental setup and details of the experimental results are presented, as well as preliminary analysis. This experiment extends to shorter wavelengths the operational knowledge of a linac-based SASE free-electron laser and explicitly shows the predicted exponential growth in intensity of the optical pulse as a function of length along the undulator.     

Investigation of parameters of undulators with permanent magnets

Investigations of a hybrid type undulator for the terahertz FEL with ferrite magnets were carried out. The study began with an undulator simulation in FEMLAB environment and measurements on the created model. The work presents the results of study of the dependence of magnetic field on the height of the magnetic elements and study of the magnetic induction depending on the ratio of the width of magnetic elements to the distance between them. It is shown that the hybrid undulator scheme allows selecting the optimum parameters of the undulator. The obtained results can be used for choosing the optimum parameters of undulators of the terahertz-range FEL.     

Undulator beamline optimization with integrated chicanes for X‐ray free‐electron‐laser facilities

An optimization of the undulator layout of X‐ray free‐electron‐laser (FEL) facilities based on placing small chicanes between the undulator modules is presented. The installation of magnetic chicanes offers the following benefits with respect to state‐of‐the‐art FEL facilities: reduction of the required undulator length to achieve FEL saturation, improvement of the longitudinal coherence of the FEL pulses, and the ability to produce shorter FEL pulses with higher power levels. Numerical simulations performed for the soft X‐ray beamline of the SwissFEL facility show that optimizing the advantages of the layout requires shorter undulator modules than the standard ones. This proposal allows a very compact undulator beamline that produces fully coherent FEL pulses and it makes possible new kinds of experiments that require very short and high‐power FEL pulses.