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Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL

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Wu, YK; Mikhailov, S; Yan, J; Wallace, P; Popov, V; Pentico, M; Swift, G; Ahmed, MW; Kochanneck, L; Ehlers, H; Jensen, LO
Published in: Journal of Applied Physics
November 14, 2021

The short wavelength operation of free-electron laser (FEL) oscillators is limited by the availability of high-reflectivity, thermally stable, and radiation-resistant FEL mirrors in the vacuum UV (VUV) wavelength. We report our recent work to extend the shortest lasing wavelength of the oscillator FEL to 168.6 nm using a storage ring FEL. This progress has been made possible by developing a new FEL configuration with substantially reduced undulator harmonic radiation on the FEL mirror, a thermally stable FEL optical cavity, and a new type of high-reflectivity fluoride-based multilayer coating with a protective capping layer. Using these fluoride-based mirrors, we have demonstrated storage ring FEL lasing from 168.6 to 179.7 nm with excellent beam stability. Employing this VUV FEL in Compton scattering, we have produced the first 120 MeV gamma rays at the High Intensity Gamma-ray Source (HIGS). Operating the HIGS in this new high-energy region will create many new opportunities for photonuclear physics research, in particular, the low-energy quantum chromodynamics research.

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Journal of Applied Physics

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EISSN

1089-7550

ISSN

0021-8979

Publication Date

November 14, 2021

Volume

130

Issue

18

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences
 

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Wu, Y. K., Mikhailov, S., Yan, J., Wallace, P., Popov, V., Pentico, M., … Jensen, L. O. (2021). Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL. Journal of Applied Physics, 130(18). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064942
Wu, Y. K., S. Mikhailov, J. Yan, P. Wallace, V. Popov, M. Pentico, G. Swift, et al. “Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL.” Journal of Applied Physics 130, no. 18 (November 14, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0064942.
Wu YK, Mikhailov S, Yan J, Wallace P, Popov V, Pentico M, et al. Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL. Journal of Applied Physics. 2021 Nov 14;130(18).
Wu, Y. K., et al. “Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL.” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 130, no. 18, Nov. 2021. Scopus, doi:10.1063/5.0064942.
Wu YK, Mikhailov S, Yan J, Wallace P, Popov V, Pentico M, Swift G, Ahmed MW, Kochanneck L, Ehlers H, Jensen LO. Lasing below 170 nm using an oscillator FEL. Journal of Applied Physics. 2021 Nov 14;130(18).

Published In

Journal of Applied Physics

DOI

EISSN

1089-7550

ISSN

0021-8979

Publication Date

November 14, 2021

Volume

130

Issue

18

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 49 Mathematical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
  • 01 Mathematical Sciences