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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies . Experimental Studies on FEL Gain Controlled by Laser-induced Longitudinal Space Charge Amplification Christoph Lechner University of Hamburg 6th Microbunching Instability Workshop Trieste;


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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Experimental Studies on FEL Gain Controlled by Laser-induced Longitudinal Space Charge Amplification

Christoph Lechner University of Hamburg 6th Microbunching Instability Workshop Trieste; October 7, 2014

Supported by BMBF under contract No.s 05K13GU4 and 05K13PE3 and by DFG GRK 1355

1 Christoph Lechner, University of Hamburg

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

FLASH at DESY (Hamburg)

315 m 5 MeV 150 MeV 1250 MeV Bunch Compressors 450 MeV Accelerating Structures RF Stations Lasers RF Gun Soft X-ray Undulators sFLASH FEL Experiments Photon Diagnostics Beam Dump THz FLASH1

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Outline

  • Lasing suppression
  • Longitudinal space charge amplifier (LSCA)
  • Recent results

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Establishing Temporal Overlap

ORS technique: Use Modulator-radiator arrangement to find precise temporal overlap. Coherent undulator radiation emitted in radiator signals laser-electron

  • verlap.

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Establishing Temporal Overlap II

Observation of coherent undulator radiation to find precise temporal

  • verlap

ORS1overlap1causes drop1of1observed FLASH1SASE1energy

scan1time1[ps]

  • verlap1signal1[arbh1units]

1h0 51h0

first1scan

70 80 90 100 110 120 FEL1pulse1energy1[µJ] 01:03:21 01:06:14 01:09:07 01:12:00 01:14:52 01:17:45

time1[hh:mm:ss]

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Applications of this Lasing Suppression Effect

Laser manipulation of electron bunches offers many possibilities: Tailor electron bunches without touching machine

  • short photon pulse generation in the few-fs range
  • better synchronization for pump-probe

experiments

− −

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Applications of this Lasing Suppression Effect

Laser manipulation of electron bunches offers many possibilities: Tailor electron bunches without touching machine

  • short photon pulse generation in the few-fs range
  • better synchronization for pump-probe

experiments

− −

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Applications of this Lasing Suppression Effect

Laser manipulation of electron bunches offers many possibilities: Tailor electron bunches without touching machine

  • short photon pulse generation in the few-fs range
  • better synchronization for pump-probe

experiments Study longitudinal profile of the electron bunches

  • sample bunches longitudinally
  • which part is qualified to lase?

...

longitudinal5coordinate5(fs) energy5deviation5(10−3) −500 500 −5 5 10 Longitudinal5phase5space5distribution measured5with transverse5deflecting5structure5(TDS)

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Impact of Energy Spread on FEL Performance

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

LSC Amplification

  • Laser pulse energy too small for direct suppression of lasing
  • Amplification process required to explain results
  • LSC (Longitudinal Space Charge) effects in a combination of

focusing channel and chicane can amplify initial density fluctuations

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

LSC Amplification

focusing channel dedicated chicane shot noise

  • In focusing channel, charge inhomogeneities generate varying

longitudinal electric field

→ plasma oscillation → growth of energy modulation driven by field

  • Chicane converts energy modulation into bunching

→ bunching after chicane can be stronger than initial bunching

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

LSC Amplification

  • In focusing channel, charge inhomogeneities generate varying

longitudinal electric field

→ plasma oscillation → growth of energy modulation driven by field

  • Chicane converts energy modulation into bunching

→ bunching after chicane can be stronger than initial bunching

  • Here, LSC laser-initiated at λ = 800 nm using modulator-chicane

combination

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Some LSCA-Related Experiments

Marinelli, et al. [5th MBI WS; Phys Rev Lett 110, 264802 (2013)]

  • Measured at NLCTA at SLAC
  • Experiment with three-stage LSCA, starting from shot-noise
  • Emission of undulator radiation
  • High overall gain (∼ 104)

Seletskiy, et al. [X. Yang, this workshop; Phys Rev Lett

111, 034803 (2013)]:

  • SDL at Brookhaven
  • Initial density modulation generated at

photo-injector

  • Strong bunching at wavelengths suitable for

THz generation observed

[Fig 3 from Seletskiy, et al., PRL 111, 034803 (2013) removed]

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

LSCA Simulations

LongitudinalPPos.PzP[m] EnergyPDeviationP[eV] −1 −0.5 0.5 1 x 10

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−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 xP10

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longitudinalPpos.P[µm]

  • 10

10 energyPdeviationP[MeV] 0.8

  • 0.6
  • 0.4
  • 0.2
  • 0.8

0.6 0.4 0.2 LongitudinalPPos.PzP[m] EnergyPDeviationP[eV] −1 −0.5 0.5 1 x 10

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−6 −4 −2 2 4 xP10

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longitudinalPpos.P[µm]

  • 10

10 energyPdeviationP[MeV]

  • 4
  • 2
  • 6

4 2

Simulation: M. Dohlus

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Studies of the Amplification Process

  • Variation of R56 of first chicane (second chicane was set to

R56 = 40 µm, third chicane off)

  • Inject density-modulated electron bunch into beamline (L = 24 m

from chicane to TDS)

  • Impact of initial modulation on electron bunches studied on LOLA

transverse deflecting structure (TDS)

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Parameter Value electron energy E0 700 MeV peak current Ipk 0.3 kA rms bunch duration σt 0.3 ps laser pulse duration 200 fs FWHM

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Measured Effect of Seeded LSC

200 fs long laser pulses

head tail 1.35 ps laser off R56=50 um R56=147 um R56=294 um

t E 1 MeV

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Scan of R56

[figures removed]

In the limit of large gain, we expect σE,tot ∼ |R56| σE,tot =

  • σ2

E,LSCA + σ2 E,0 + σ2 E,PW

60 fs FWHM laser pulses

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Lasing Suppression

  • After studying LSC at 0.3 kA, we compressed electron bunch for

SASE conditions (Ipk ≃ 0.9 kA)

  • Laser pulse duration 200 fs: stable temporal overlap

23:15 23:16 23:17 23:18 23:19 23:20 50 100 time [hh:mm] FEL pulse energy [µJ]

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Lasing Suppression: Spectra

  • Laser modulation enabled/disabled every few seconds

→ impact of any drifts removed

  • FWHM of average (n = 500) spectrum: ∆ω/ω0 = 0.0113 (off),

∆ω/ω0 = 0.0076 (on), energy reduction by factor of 3.

[figure removed]

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Lasing Suppression: Study of Two-Stage LSCA

  • In beamline after first chicane, growth of energy modulation

amplitude at expense of bunching

  • Chicane C3 in front of TDS generates strong bunching from

amplified initial modulation amplitude

  • Especially for small initial energy modulation amplitudes, bunching

after first chicane limited by slice energy spread

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Lasing Suppression: Study of Two-Stage LSCA

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Reduced impact of laser in single-stage configuration

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Where do we hit the Bunch?

longitudinal coordinate (fs) energy deviation (10−3) −500 500 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10 longitudinal coordinate (fs) energy deviation (10−3) −500 500 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8 10

For the relative timing with maximum SASE suppression effect, determine position of laser modulation using TDS

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Summary

  • Hardware of FLASH1 seeding experiment is well-suited for studies of

longitudinal space charge amplification

  • 3 chicanes, 2 modulators
  • controlled initiation of LSCA
  • TDS for slice-resolved analysis
  • Experimental investigation of single LSCA stage using TDS to

characterize final longitudinal phase space distribution

  • We used this laser-initiated instability to suppress FEL lasing process
  • Stronger lasing suppression in two-stage LSCA configuration
  • Implications of LSC forces on seeded operation: next presentation

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Introduction Lasing Suppression July 2014 Studies .

Thank you for your attention

  • S. Ackermann, A. Azima, C. Behrens, J. Boedewadt, G. Brenner,
  • M. Dohlus, M. Drescher, N. Ekanayake, B. Faatz, T. Golz, K. Hacker,
  • E. Hass, K. Honkavaara, S. Khan, T. Laarmann, L. Lazzarino,
  • T. Limberg, Th. Maltezopoulos, V. Miltchev, R. Molo, T. Plath,
  • J. Roensch-Schulenburg, J. Rossbach, E. Schneidmiller, S. Schreiber,
  • N. Stojanovic, M. Yan, M. Yurkov, I. Zagorodnov

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