Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations

Accurate measurements of the x-ray pulse duration produced by x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) typically rely on longitudinal electron beam phase space diagnostics, e.g., an x-band transverse deflecting cavity (XTCAV). An alternative group of methods is based on measurements of radiation statistic...

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Main Authors: River R. Robles, Aliaksei Halavanau, David Cesar, Alberto Lutman, Gennady Stupakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023-03-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.030701
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author River R. Robles
Aliaksei Halavanau
David Cesar
Alberto Lutman
Gennady Stupakov
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Aliaksei Halavanau
David Cesar
Alberto Lutman
Gennady Stupakov
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description Accurate measurements of the x-ray pulse duration produced by x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) typically rely on longitudinal electron beam phase space diagnostics, e.g., an x-band transverse deflecting cavity (XTCAV). An alternative group of methods is based on measurements of radiation statistics and spectral correlations. In this paper, we present a statistical analysis of FEL radiation which extends the previous technique by Lutman et al. [Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 15, 030705 (2012)PRABFM1098-440210.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.030705], including the electron beam energy chirp in the FEL gain model. In doing so, we show that with measurements of the average spectrum and the spectral intensity correlations, one can reconstruct the x-ray pulse length, e-beam chirp, and corresponding spectrometer resolution. We validate our approach with 1D and 3D simulations before moving to an experimental demonstration in which our method finds results similar to those obtained from XTCAV measurements.
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spelling doaj.art-675bf5d13e3b404d9e677aa159f1dbfa2023-03-02T15:13:26ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882023-03-0126303070110.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.030701Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuationsRiver R. RoblesAliaksei HalavanauDavid CesarAlberto LutmanGennady StupakovAccurate measurements of the x-ray pulse duration produced by x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) typically rely on longitudinal electron beam phase space diagnostics, e.g., an x-band transverse deflecting cavity (XTCAV). An alternative group of methods is based on measurements of radiation statistics and spectral correlations. In this paper, we present a statistical analysis of FEL radiation which extends the previous technique by Lutman et al. [Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 15, 030705 (2012)PRABFM1098-440210.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.030705], including the electron beam energy chirp in the FEL gain model. In doing so, we show that with measurements of the average spectrum and the spectral intensity correlations, one can reconstruct the x-ray pulse length, e-beam chirp, and corresponding spectrometer resolution. We validate our approach with 1D and 3D simulations before moving to an experimental demonstration in which our method finds results similar to those obtained from XTCAV measurements.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.030701
spellingShingle River R. Robles
Aliaksei Halavanau
David Cesar
Alberto Lutman
Gennady Stupakov
Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
title Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
title_full Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
title_fullStr Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
title_full_unstemmed Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
title_short Reconstruction of x-ray free-electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
title_sort reconstruction of x ray free electron laser pulse duration and energy chirp from spectral intensity fluctuations
url http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.26.030701
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