Accession Number:

ADA280780

Title:

Simulations of the High Average Power Selene Free Electron Laser Prototype

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Quick, Dennis D.

Report Date:

1994-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

63.0

Abstract:

Free electron laser FEL technology continues to advance, providing alternative solutions to existing and potential problems. The capabilities of an FEL with respect to tunability, power and efficiency make it an attractive choice when moving into new laser utilization fields. The initial design parameters, for any new system, offer a good base to begin system simulation tests in an effort to determine the best possible design. This is a study of the Novosibirsk design which is a prototype for the proposed SELENE FEL. The design uses a three-section, low-power optical klystron followed by a single-pass, high-power radiator. This system is inherently sensitive to electron beam quality, but affords flexibility in achieving the final design. The performance of the system is studied using the initial parameters. An FEL, configured as a simple, two section optical klystron is studied to determine the basic operating characteristics of a high current FEL klystron.

Descriptors:

• *HIGH POWER
• *SIMULATION
• *FREE ELECTRON LASERS
• *DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS
• *PROTOTYPES
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• MICROWAVE TUBES
• BEAM POWER TUBES
• KLYSTRONS
• DESIGN CRITERIA
• SPACE SCIENCES
• TUNABLE LASERS
• THREATS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Lasers and Masers
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particle Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE