LASER BEAT-WAVE BUNCHED BEAM FOR COMPACT SUPERRADIANCE SOURCES
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- 10 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd in International Journal of Modern Physics B
- Vol. 21 (03n04) , 287-299
Abstract
A periodically bunched electron beam is useful for generating high-brightness electron superradiance. This paper studies the generation and acceleration of density-modulated electron beams from a photocathode electron gun driven by a laser beat wave. Computer simulation shows the feasibility of accelerating and preserving the density-modulated electron beam in an accelerator. This paper also details the implementation of a beat-wave laser system with a variable beat frequency for driving a photocathode electron gun.Keywords
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