Ifel Experiment at Neptune Lab
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We present a two stage Inverse Free Electron Laser accelerator proposed for construction at the UCLA Neptune Lab. Proof-of-principle experiments on the IFEL scheme have been carried out successfully. This experiment is intended to achieve a 100 MeV energy gain, staging two IFEL modules. It will use a 16 MeV electron beam, a 1 TW CO2 laser and two different tapered helical undulators. The problem of refocusing both laser and electron beam is analysed in detail. A preliminary beam-line layout and numerical simulations are presented.
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