Undulator Magnets For Synchrotron Radiation And Free Electron Lasers

Provides a reference text for those working in free-electron laser research. It is a learning aid for physicists and graduate students who wish an introduction to this field. Interaction of the undulator with the driving electron accelerator and the laser cavity and design of undulator magnets are treated.

Contents:Electron Beam OpticsSynchrotron Radiation: A Short DescriptionSynchrotron Radiation: Emission in Undulator MagnetsAccelerators with Radiative DumpingFree Electron Laser: An IntroductionFEL Pendulum EquationUndulator FEL DynamicsFEL Integral EquationMiscellaneous Considerations on the FEL Gain and the High-Gain LimitA Qualitative Description of Storage-Ring FEL Dynamics and Longitudinal Mode Coupling Readership: Laser physicists. keywords:Free Electron Laser;Laser;Linac;Microtron;Storage Ring;Synchrotron Radiation;Undulators;Wigglers;Bending Magnets;Coherent Radiation Sources;Beam Optics;Colson Equation;Electron Beam Transport;FEL Pendulum Equation;Gain Curve;High Gain Regime;Saturation;Small Gain Regime;Transport Channel;Magnetic Undulator

This book is written for all research scientists and engineers who have an interest in particle accelerator based light sources. It is the first book to be written in this field by a single author and so has the advantage of a completely clear and consistent approach to the whole subject. Extensive use of examples and illustrations make it accessible to all levels of the community.

This book describes the basic properties of charged beam transport and the theory of accelerators with radiative damping. The characteristics of the third generation synchrotron radiation sources are analyzed and compared to those of the first and second generations. This is followed by the conceptual and technological problems associated with the discovery of the fourth generation sources. Within this framework, the role played by free electron laser devices is discussed and relevant theoretical and technological aspects of storage-ring and Linac-based sources are analyzed. Contents:An Introduction to the Theory of Charged Particle TransportGeneralities on Synchrotron RadiationGeneralities on Free Electron LasersOptical Systems in the Geometrical and Wave Optics FrameworkWigner Distribution and Synchrotron Radiation SourcesSynchrotron Radiation Sources, Insertion Devices and Beam Current LimitationsConstructing and Measuring Insertion DevicesFree Electron Lasers as Insertion DevicesSynchrotron Radiation Beam Lines: X-Ray Optics Readership: Students and researchers in laser physics. Keywords:Insertion Device;Storage Rings;Undulator;Wiggler;Bending Magnet;Synchrotron Radiation;Coherent Light;Emittance;Phase Space;X-Ray Optics

Preliminary concepts -- Synchrotron radiation -- Basic FEL physics -- 1D FEL analysis -- 3D FEL analysis -- Harmonic generation in high-gain FELs -- FEL oscillators and coherent hard X-rays -- Practical considerations and experimental results for high-gain FELs

The Free Electron Laser (FEL) will be a crucial tool for research and industrial applications. This book describes the physical fundamentals of FELs on the basis of classical mechanics, electrodynamics, and the kinetic theory of charged particle beams, and will be suitable for graduate students and scientists alike. After a short introduction, the book discusses the theory of the FEL amplifier and oscillator, diffraction effects in the amplifier, and waveguide FEL.