Results Of The PALADIN Experiment

J. T. Weir; T. J. Orzechowski; J. L. Miller; Y. P. Chong; F. Chambers; G. A. Deis; A. C. Paul; D. Prosnitz; E. T. Scharlemann; K. Halbach; J. Edighoffer

doi:10.1117/12.961604

26 December 1989 Results Of The PALADIN Experiment

J. T. Weir, T. J. Orzechowski, J. L. Miller, Y. P. Chong, F. Chambers, G. A. Deis, A. C. Paul, D. Prosnitz, E. T. Scharlemann, K. Halbach, J. Edighoffer

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Proceedings Volume 1133, Free Electron Lasers II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961604
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

PALADIN is a single pass, free electron laser amplifier located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This FEL is designed to run at 10.6 μm. The 1-kA, 45-MeV electron beam is provided by the Advanced Test Accelerator. The wiggler is 25 m long with an 8 cm period. The input optical signal to the amplifier is provided by a conventional CO2 laser, which can produce a peak input power of either 18 kW or 3.6 MW. We have demonstrated 31 dB of gain with the 18-kW input and 12.9 dB of gain for the 3.6-MW input, producing over 70 MW of optical power. Using the 18-kW input, the gain saturated at about 12 m into the wiggler; with the 3.6-MW input, the gain saturated at about 8 m. Modeling results are shown.

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J. T. Weir, T. J. Orzechowski, J. L. Miller, Y. P. Chong, F. Chambers, G. A. Deis, A. C. Paul, D. Prosnitz, E. T. Scharlemann, K. Halbach, and J. Edighoffer "Results Of The PALADIN Experiment", Proc. SPIE 1133, Free Electron Lasers II, (26 December 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961604

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