SPIKING RADIATION IN THE COLUMBIA FREE-ELECTRON LASER

被引:16
作者
DODD, JW [1 ]
MARSHALL, TC [1 ]
机构
[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,DEPT APPL PHYS,NEW YORK,NY 10027
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10.1109/27.55913
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We report the observation of “spikes” of high-intensity radiation emitted from a 2-mm wavelength Raman free electron laser (FEL) oscillator. The spikes are correlated with a well-developed sideband spectrum, including several sideband harmonics, together with the carrier. A pulse width ~ 150 ps is obtained from analysis of data obtained with a two-slit “Young's experiment.” An even shorter pulsewidth results from a numerical model. Using an elementary model of the spike, we estimate that the peak spike pulse power is-100 MW. © 1990 IEEE
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