Tunable X-ray laser from high energy accelerator

Future high energy accelerators are suggested as a source of tunable laser radiation in the X-ray region of the spectrum. The radiation would result from lasing on the Doppler shifted 2p-1s transition in beams of one-electron atoms.     

A lattice scenario for a proton radiography accelerator

A proton radiography system is an accelerator-based facility.Especially high-energy proton radiography is an advanced hydrodynamics diagnostic tool,and it is the trend of radiography technology development.In this paper,a 20 GeV accelerator complex scenario,including a 35 MeV linac,a 1 GeV booster and a 20 GeV main ring,is introduced.The overall physics design of the proton radiography accelerator is described,including the design of each part of the accelerator and the choice of the main parameters.     

A lattice scenario for a proton radiography accelerator

A proton radiography system is an accelerator-based facility.Especially high-energy proton radiography is an advanced hydrodynamics diagnostic tool,and it is the trend of radiography technology development.In this paper,a 20 GeV accelerator complex scenario,including a 35 MeV linac,a 1 GeV booster and a 20 GeV main ring,is introduced.The overall physics design of the proton radiography accelerator is described,including the design of each part of the accelerator and the choice of the main parameters.     

Proposal for a Raman X-ray free electron laser

A scheme for an X-ray free electron laser is proposed, based on a Raman process occurring during the interaction between a moderately relativistic bunch of free electrons, and twin intense short pulse lasers interfering to form a transverse standing wave along the electron trajectories. In the high intensity regime of the Kapitza-Dirac effect, the laser ponderomotive potential forces the electrons into a lateral oscillatory motion, resulting in a Raman scattering process. I show how a parametric process is triggered, resulting in the amplification of the Stokes component of the Raman-scattered photons. Experimental operating parameters and implementations, based both on LINAC and Laser Wakefield Acceleration techniques, are discussed.     

Proposal for a free electron laser in the X-ray region

It is proposed that a free electron laser can be operated in the X-ray region, in the range 2–3 Å. An analysis is presented of the machine parameters and the characteristics of the mirrors that are required for operation in the Ångstrom region.     

高能电子照相成像模糊模拟研究

高能电子照相是一种新兴的无损探测技术,可以在不拆解客体的情况下对客体材料及其内部结构进行定量测量。与高能质子照相相比,其分辨能力更高,可达到亚m量级,有望成为介观现象诊断的有力工具。为研究相互作用和成像束线对成像模糊度的影响,采用Geant4模拟软件,建立12 GeV电子束从客体到像平面全过程照相模型,主要分析了成像束线引起的色差模糊、客体纵向长度引起的模糊以及次级粒子造成的模糊。研究结果表明,高能电子照相成像模糊为亚m量级,其中成像束线引起的色差模糊为主要贡献项,次级粒子和客体纵向长度引起的模糊可以忽略。     

Proposal for an x-ray free electron laser oscillator with intermediate energy electron beam

Harmonic lasing of low-gain free electron laser oscillators has been experimentally demonstrated in the terahertz and infrared regions. Recently, the low-gain oscillator has been reconsidered as a promising candidate for hard x-ray free electron lasers, through the use of high reflectivity, high-resolution x-ray crystals. In this Letter, it is proposed to utilize a crystal-based cavity resonant at a higher harmonic of the undulator radiation, together with phase shifting, to enable harmonic lasing of the x-ray free electron laser oscillator, and hence allow the generation of hard x-ray radiation at a reduced electron beam energy. Results show that fully coherent free electron laser radiation with megawatt peak power, in the spectral region of 10-25 keV, can be generated with a 3.5 GeV electron beam.     

New method for energy compensation of free electron laser

In this paper the theory of FEL operation in a longitudinal uniform magnetic field integrated with a synchronous precessing electro-magnetic field is expounded in view of the main problems in FEL development. A new energy compensation method is suggested as a new way and basis for the development of FEL research.     

上海软X射线自由电子激光装置束流分配系统设计

束流分配系统是自由电子激光装置中至关重要的一部分,它可以将直线加速器产生的电子束团分配至不同的波荡器中。提出了一种基于上海软X射线自由电子激光装置的束流分配系统设计方案。针对该方案,详细介绍了三维从头至尾的束团跟踪模拟以及在传输过程中的束流动力学分析,模拟结果表明,该束流分配系统设计可以保证束流发射度增长小于8%,同时可以保证峰值电流、能散以及束团长度在经过该分配系统时未受到破坏。此外,针对束团在直线加速器中的微束团不稳定性和抖动也进行了分析。     

双自由度诊断高能电子透镜成像技术

电磁场及流体演化过程信息的获取在高能量密度物理、可控核聚变及实验天体物理的研究中起着重要的作用,然而在实验过程中,电磁场信息及流体信息的同步获取是非常困难的。基于高能电子透镜成像技术,利用面密度差分的方法,提出了一种可以实现面密度和场积分强度同时获取的双自由度诊断设计方案。结合了蒙特卡罗模拟和束流光学分析,该方案在相对较强的电磁场情况下的适用性得到了验证。此外,我们可以通过改变Fourier面处光阑的形状将其适用区间扩展到低电磁场强度相空间。结合高能电子束相对论速度及超短脉冲的特点,该技术非常适用于磁流体超快演化过程的诊断。     

Emittance-exchange-based high harmonic generation scheme for a short-wavelength free electron laser

Generation of short-wavelength radiation by a free-electron laser using up-frequency conversion of an electron bunch density modulation is currently an area of active research. We propose a new scheme for producing the longitudinal electron bunch density modulation similar to the recently proposed echo-enabled harmonic generation but based on an emittance exchange beam line and a multislit mask. Beam line analysis and start-to-end simulation are presented.     

国际高能脉冲X射线闪光照相加速器的发展综述北大核心CSCD

高能脉冲X射线闪光照相加速器在高性能爆轰流体动力学实验研究中具有重要应用,是牵引高功率脉冲技术发展的重大需求之一。综述了射频直线加速器、电子感应加速器、基于高压脉冲源和高功率二极管的强流脉冲功率加速器3大类、5种闪光照相加速器技术路线的主要特点、代表性装置,对比了几种技术路线的特点,展望了未来发展趋势:一是大力发展共轴多脉冲X射线分幅照相技术;二是采用全固态脉冲功率组件实现加速器紧凑化、小型化和可移动。     

基于全变分正则化的高能闪光照相消模糊图像重建算法

 针对高能闪光照相投影图像消模糊难度大的问题,提出了一种基于全变分正则化的消模糊图像重建算法,该算法根据闪光照相的成像特点,将客体的纵向截面作为一个整体来进行建模,并在重建方程中考虑了模糊因素,然后采用全变分范数作为正则项,构建了用于消模糊图像重建的展平泛函,将消模糊图像重建问题转化为能量泛函极小化问题,通过固定点迭代算法求解图像重建问题的最小化解。数值模拟结果表明：该算法由于考虑了闪光照相成像时的图像模糊因素,在重建时能够较好地消除模糊对重建结果的影响,在抑制噪声的同时能较好地保持图像的边缘信息,有利于提高重建图像的质量。     

基于广义变分正则化的闪光照相图像重建算法

针对闪光照相图像信噪比低的特点,提出了一种基于广义变分正则化的图像重建算法,该方法采用p-范数取代目前广泛采用的全变分范数作为正则项,构造了用于图像重建的展平泛函,将图像重建问题转化为目标泛函最优化问题,采用固定点迭代法求解图像重建的最优解。数值计算结果表明,该算法在重建过程中能够有效抑制图像噪声,并加大对图像边缘的保持能力,从而提高了图像重建质量,是一种有效且性能优良的闪光照相图像重建算法。     

电子直线加速器X射线转换靶设计

设计了用于BF-5电子直线加速器的X射线转换靶。采用蒙特卡罗模拟程序优化计算了靶材厚度;设计了转换靶的冷却结构,并采用有限元方法模拟计算了水冷效果;依据设计的结构参数,计算了转换靶产生X射线的剂量分布及能谱分布。结果表明:靶体温度控制在40 ℃以下,转换靶在该条件下能够长期稳定工作; X射线平均能量为0.65 MeV,在转换靶正前方1 m处吸收剂量可达6 Gy/min。     

Areal density and spatial resolution of high energy electron radiography

Ultrafast imaging tools are of great importance for determining the dynamic density distribution in high energy density(HED) matter. In this work, we designed a high energy electron radiography(HEER) system based on a linear electron accelerator to evaluate its capability for imaging HED matter. 40 MeV electron beams were used to image an aluminum target to study the density resolution and spatial resolution of HEER. The results demonstrate a spatial resolution of tens of micrometers. The interaction of the beams with the target and the beam transport of the transmitted electrons are further simulated with EGS5 and PARMELA codes, with the results showing good agreement with the experimental resolution.Furthermore, the experiment can be improved by adding an aperture at the Fourier plane.     

Coherence properties of the radiation from X-ray free electron laser

We present a comprehensive analysis of coherence properties of the radiation from X-ray free electron laser (XFEL). We consider practically important case when XFEL is optimized for maximum gain. Such an optimization allows to reduce significantly parameter space. Application of similarity techniques to the results of numerical simulations allows to present all output characteristics of the optimized XFEL as functions of the only parameter, ratio of the emittance to the radiation wavelength, . Our studies show that optimum performance of the XFEL in terms of transverse coherence is achieved at the value of the parameter of about unity. At smaller values of the degree of transverse coherence is reduced due to strong influence of poor longitudinal coherence on a transverse one. At large values of the emittance the degree of transverse coherence degrades due to poor mode selection. Comparative analysis of existing XFEL projects, European XFEL, LCLS, and SCSS is presented as well.     

带光速调管的高增益高次谐波振荡器自由电子激光模拟

本文提出一种可产生高增益高次谐波辐射的自由电子激光新结构, 将光速调管结构置于振荡器光腔中构成HGHG中的调制器, 可以去掉传统HGHG调制器中的种子激光. 这种结构可以具有振荡器的高重频、纵向相干和窄带宽等优点. 采用GINGER模拟软件对此结构进行详细模拟, 在高达12次谐波仍能很好的输出. 关键词： 激光器 光速调管 高增益高次谐波 振荡器     

X射线自由电子激光晶体学在结构生物学中的应用

X射线晶体学是获得生物大分子三维空间结构最主要的方法。基于X射线自由电子激光的晶体学——串行飞秒晶体学方法的出现,以其独特的优势为结构生物学研究提供了一种全新的研究手段。文章主要介绍了串行飞秒晶体学方法在结构生物学领域的应用及所取得的成果。这些成果表明该方法是在亚纳米空间尺度和飞秒时间尺度、在接近于自然状态下进行生物大分子静态和动态结构研究的强有力手段。     

X-ray source based on a compact electron linear accelerator with a thin anode

An experiment confirming the possibility of extracting a narrow energy band from a wide spectrum produced by a compact electron linear accelerator with a thin transmission anode is described. A flat crystal of pyrolytic graphite was used as a monochromator.