基于束流相空间拍频产生锁模自由电子激光的物理机制研究

提出基于束流相空间拍频产生锁模多色自由电子激光的方案,利用带有能量啁啾的电子束流和上海软X射线自由电子激光装置（SXFEL）上的两个调制段-色散段结构,在束流中通过拍频形成多个流强脉冲串,并在此基础上进行高次谐波辐射,产生锁模多色自由电子激光辐射脉冲。模拟结果表明,利用264 nm的种子激光,可在束流中形成18次谐波的群聚分量,并能最终产生中心波长约14.58 nm的锁模多色FEL辐射。     

回声谐波放大型自由电子激光相干涡旋X射线产生方案

外种子型自由电子激光具有全相干、频谱稳定、极高亮度的优点,可以实现在超小空间和超快时间尺度下对物质结构的研究。具有特殊横向相位模式的光特别是具有螺旋相位的带轨道角动量的涡旋光已经在众多科学领域有了应用,基于自由电子激光原理产生的辐射横向模式基本上为简单的高斯模式,为产生具有横向螺旋相位的相干涡旋X射线,对基于回声谐波放大型(EEHG)自由电子激光产生涡旋光方案进行了深入研究,并且根据上海软X射线自由电子激光装置(SXFEL)的参数,进行了相关方案设计和模拟研究。三维模拟结果表明,外种子型EEHG自由电子激光可以产生峰值功率可达到GW量级的相干涡旋软X射线。     

上海软X射线自由电子激光外种子运行模式的模拟研究

上海软X射线自由电子激光用户装置（SXFEL）是我国首台可以运行在水窗波段的自由电子激光装置,未来可以为5个实验线站供光,其主要运行模式为自放大自发辐射模式以及外种子模式。本文就SXFEL的外种子模式进行了从头到尾的模拟研究,主要包括EEHG-HGHG混合级联与单级EEHG两种方案。模拟结果表明,虽然EEHG-HGHG混合级联模式较为复杂,但能够产生更高功率的高次谐波辐射。除此之外,我们还研究了各种三维效应对EEHG的影响。模拟和分析结果表明,通过上述两种方案,采用紫外波段的种子激光,用户可以得到全相干、窄带宽、短脉冲的水窗波段自由电子激光。     

SXFEL阻抗壁尾场对束流相空间畸变的影响（英文）

X射线自由电子激光器（FEL）由于其超高亮度、超短脉冲等特点,在世界范围内得到广泛应用。基于尾流场理论,我们计算了上海X射线自由电子激光器（SXFEL）中从直线加速器出口到波荡器末端,束流在245 m不锈钢传输线和波荡器中的阻抗壁尾场。通过对两种不同的阻抗壁尾场的叠加,发现将导致束流纵向相空间的畸变。在SXFEL上进行束流物理的实验,并得到与理论预测非常吻合的实验结果。结合之前对主要直线加速器部分的详细模拟和实验研究,为后续FEL整体束流优化提供了参考。     

SXFEL阻抗壁尾场对束流相空间畸变的影响

X射线自由电子激光器（FEL）由于其超高亮度、超短脉冲等特点,在世界范围内得到广泛应用。 基于尾流场理论,我们计算了上海X射线自由电子激光器（SXFEL）中从直线加速器出口到波荡器末端,束流在245 m不锈钢传输线和波荡器中的阻抗壁尾场。通过对两种不同的阻抗壁尾场的叠加,发现将导致束流纵向相空间的畸变。在SXFEL上进行束流物理的实验,并得到与理论预测非常吻合的实验结果。 结合之前对主要直线加速器部分的详细模拟和实验研究,为后续FEL整体束流优化提供了参考。     

上海软X射线自由电子激光装置直线加速器束流位置测量系统研制

上海软X射线自由电子激光装置（SXFEL）作为中国第一台工作在软X射线波段的第四代光源,其产生的激光具备短波长、全相干、超高亮度、超短脉冲长度等优点,预期将会在基础科学研究领域中发挥出重要的作用。基于直线加速器的特点和需求,在SXFEL的注入器与直线加速段上选择了条带型束流位置测量系统（SBPM）作为束团位置测量工具。该系统由SXFEL束测团队自主研发设计,由条带探头、前端信号调理电子学与专用数字信号束流位置处理器（DBPM）组成,系统设计上借鉴上海同步辐射光源（SSRF）的同类型设备,并根据SXFEL的特点做了进一步的优化,束流实验结果表明该系统位置测量系统分辨率好于5.7 μm@188 pC,达到国际先进水平,满足了SXFEL注入器和直线加速器段对束流位置测量分辨率的设计要求。     

激光电子散射中的最大可能增益

借鉴自由电子激光(FEL)发展之初Madey对自由电子激光器中受激辐射引起的增益的讨论,通过在激光场中的量子电动力学(QED)的模型中引入激光电子系统初态态密度以及由不确定的系统初态到确定光子末态的跃迁速率,推导了激光电子正碰过程中受激辐射至单一电磁模式产生的最大可能增益。采用成功得到X射线或$\gamma $射线光子的三个激光电子Compton背散射实验的实验参数计算了激光电子散射过程中的最大可能增益,与第一台X射线自由电子激光(XFEL)中的最大可能增益作比较,进而对激光电子散射作为激光光源的可行性进行评估。计算结果表明,现有的能够得到X射线光子或$\gamma $射线光子的激光电子散射实验中的最大可能增益远低于第一台XFEL中的。本工作未能找到合适的激光电子参数以获得比第一台XFEL中更高的最大可能增益,但是在入射电磁波位于射频波段范围内找到了能够实现较高增益的参数组合。     

曙光一号自由电子激光装置的设计研究

曙光一号自由电子激光装置(SG-1 FEL)是一台高功率毫米波段自由电子激光放大器,它由3.5MeV直线感应加速器、电子束调制系统、变参数摇摆器和微波种子源等部件组成。本文扼要叙述了SG-1 FEL的物理设计和主要技术参数,并重点分析了各主要部件的实验研究、计算模拟,以及物理设计和结构的特点。     

BFEL自由电子激光研究取得重大突破

正当“第一次亚洲自由电子激光学术研讨会”在中国科学院高能物理研究所召开之际,由该所承担的国家“863”高技术项目——北京自由电子激光装置(BFEL)传来喜讯,在亚洲地区研制的同类近十台红外谱区的自由电子激光(FEL)装置中,第一个产生了激光信号(见图).     

上海激光康普顿散射伽马源的发展和展望

激光康普顿散射(Laser Campton Scattering, LCS)光源,是一种基于相对论电子束与激光光子相互作用的新型X-ray或Gamma-ray光源。它具有能量高、波长短、脉冲快和峰值亮度高的特性,已成为国际先进光源技术的重要选项之一。本文介绍了激光康普顿散射光源的产生原理、国内外发展现状以及目前国际上运行和在建的激光康普顿散射光源装置,其中重点介绍了上海光源二期正在建设的上海激光电子伽马源(Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source, SLEGS)装置,以及在这一光源装置上可以开展的核物理、核天体物理、核废料处理及核医学应用等研究。随着上海软X射线自由电子激光试验装置(Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser, SXFEL)升级为用户装置,以及未来十三五国家重大科技基础设施-硬X射线自由电子装置(Shanghai HIgh repetition rate XFEL aNd Extreme light facility,SHINE)的建设完成,基于直线电子加速器(LINear ACcelator, LINAC)的康普顿散射光源的伽马能量将会达到GeV量级的高能量。超短脉冲、高极化度、高通量的激光康普顿散射光源将迎来新的发展机遇,基于康普顿伽马光源的核物理、天体物理、粒子物理及应用基础研究也必将迈上一个新台阶。     

Self-seeded FEL wavelength extension with high-gain harmonic generation

We study a self-seeded high-gain harmonic generation(HGHG) free-electron laser(FEL) scheme to extend the wavelength of a soft X-ray FEL. This scheme uses a regular self-seeding monochromator to generate a seed laser at the wavelength of 1.52 nm, followed by a HGHG configuration to produce coherent, narrow-bandwidth harmonic radiations at the GW level. The 2nd and 3rd harmonic radiation is investigated with start-to-end simulations.Detailed studies of the FEL performance and shot-to-shot fluctuations are presented.     

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.     

Design of a continuous-wave free-electron laser experiment using an electrostatic accelerator with very high recovery efficiency of the electron beam

In this paper the free-electron laser (FEL) experiment SEAFEL in progress at the Legnaro (Padova) INFN laboratory is presented. The accelerator characteristics and FEL parameters are discussed. The laser could sweep the millimeter region up to 2 mm with a power around 15 kW. The main goal is the continuous-wave operation. An existing electron device with some small modifications is used for the experiment.     

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF BESSEL BEAM CAVITY FOR FREE-ELECTRON LASER

The conventional cavity for a free-electron laser (FEL) oscillator usually forms an optical beam of Gaussian mode, which undergoes transverse spread along the interaction region. The transverse divergence of an optical beam will induce reduction of the FEL gain from three aspects: degenerating filling factor, causing diffraction loss and limiting the effective interaction distance. Bessel optical beam has been experimentally demonstrated diffraction-free characteristics in its propagation, which provides a possibility of improvement of FEL gain. In this paper, we present a conceptual design of a Bessel beam cavity for the free-electron laser oscillator. This cavity generates nondiffracting optical beam in the wiggler, resulting in improving the filling factor, decreasing the diffraction loss and elongating the effective interaction distance.     

稳定波长反馈引起的失谐对自由电子激光的影响

 利用修改的一维非定态程序,基于美国杰弗逊实验室（JLab）Demo自由电子激光装置的参数,对高功率自由电子激光振荡器稳定波长的反馈系统进行了数值模拟。电子微脉冲为高斯型分布,每个纵向网格中取16个模拟宏电子,不考虑电子束的能散度。结果表明：当无反馈时,腔内光功率和波长都可以在一定范围内稳定;加入反馈后,由于电子束能量的变化所引起的等效失谐对整个系统有着重要的影响,甚至可能导致电子和光场失去相互作用,从而使得装置不能工作。提出应该在光场达到饱和以后再启动稳定波长反馈系统。模拟结果证明,该实施方案是合理有效的,可以避免其对FEL运行的严重影响。     

New linear accelerator （Linac） design based on C-band accelerating structures for SXFEL facility

A C-band accelerator structure is one promising technique for a compact XFEL facility. It is also attractive in beam dynamics in maintaining a high quality electron beam, which is an important factor in the performance of a free electron laser. In this paper, a comparison between traditional S-band and C-band accelerating structures is made based on the linac configuration of a Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser (SXFEL) facility. Throughout the comprehensive simulation, we conclude that the C-band structure is much more competitive.     

基于超导直线加速器的XFEL初步方案

基于超导直线加速器的X射线自由电子激光(XFEL)是自由电子激光领域未来发展的一个重要方向。介绍了国际上Euro-XFEL及LCLS-II等超导XFEL装置的设计建造现状。在此基础上提出基于一台7GeV超导直线加速器的超导XFEL初步方案,给出主要设计参数,并讨论实现100~1000GW量级峰值输出功率的技术路线,包括提高峰值流强、采用波荡器磁场渐变技术等。     

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.