Experimental Observation of Femtosecond Electron Beam Microbunching by Inverse Free-Electron-Laser Acceleration
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چکیده
An electron beam microbunched on the optical wavelength scale of ø2.5 mm by an inverse free electron laser accelerator was observed. The optimum bunching was achieved for a 1% energy modulation of a 32 MeV electron beam with 0.5 GW CO2 laser power. The microbunching process was investigated by measuring the coherent transition radiation produced by the energy modulated electron beam. A quadratic dependence of the transition radiation signal on the electron beam charge was observed. The observed shortest wavelength of coherent transition radiation is less than 2.5 mm. The debunching process of the microbunched electron beam was experimentally investigated. [S0031-9007(98)06085-2]
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