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Published on: October 23, 2018
Proposal for an x-ray free electron laser oscillator with intermediate energy electron beam
Jinhua Dai1, Haixiao Deng, Zhimin Dai
1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China.
Abstract:
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.
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