Polarization Characterization of Soft X-Ray Radiation at FERMI FEL-2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. FERMI FEL-2
2.2. The Photon Beam Transport
2.3. The Electron Time-Of-Flight Polarimeter
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Energy | 1.0/1.45 | GeV |
Slice energy spread (rms) | 150 | keV |
Slice transverse normalized emittance | ∼1.5 | mm.mrad |
Peak current | 650 | A |
Average beam transverse size | 125 | m |
in the undulator (rms) | ||
Electron beam magnetic delay line | 260 | fs |
Repetition rate | 10 | Hz |
Parameter | Value | Unit |
---|---|---|
Wavelength | 261.5 | nm |
Bandwidth (FWHM) | 1.3 | nm |
Pulse duration (FWHM) | 135 | fs |
Available energy per pulse | ≤40 | J |
Average beam size | 400 | m |
in the modulator (rms) |
1st Stage Modulator | 1st Stage Radiatorsand 2nd Stage Modulator | 2nd Stage Radiators | |
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Magnetic period (mm) | 100 | 55 | 35 |
Tuning range (nm) | 300–200 | 114–20 | 18–4 |
Number of periods | 30 | 42 | 66 |
Number of segments | 1 | 3 + 1 | 6 |
Polarization | LH | LH, LV, CR, CL | LH, LV, CR, CL |
Wavelength (nm) | FEL Polarization | () | ||||
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Circular right | ||||||
Circular right | ||||||
Circular right | ||||||
Circular right | ||||||
Circular right | ||||||
Circular right | ||||||
Linear horizontal | ||||||
Linear horizontal | ||||||
Linear horizontal | ||||||
Linear vertical | ||||||
Linear vertical |
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Roussel, E.; Allaria, E.; Callegari, C.; Coreno, M.; Cucini, R.; Mitri, S.D.; Diviacco, B.; Ferrari, E.; Finetti, P.; Gauthier, D.; et al. Polarization Characterization of Soft X-Ray Radiation at FERMI FEL-2. Photonics 2017, 4, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics4020029
Roussel E, Allaria E, Callegari C, Coreno M, Cucini R, Mitri SD, Diviacco B, Ferrari E, Finetti P, Gauthier D, et al. Polarization Characterization of Soft X-Ray Radiation at FERMI FEL-2. Photonics. 2017; 4(2):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics4020029
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoussel, Eléonore, Enrico Allaria, Carlo Callegari, Marcello Coreno, Riccardo Cucini, Simone Di Mitri, Bruno Diviacco, Eugenio Ferrari, Paola Finetti, David Gauthier, and et al. 2017. "Polarization Characterization of Soft X-Ray Radiation at FERMI FEL-2" Photonics 4, no. 2: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics4020029