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CHAPTER 3<br />

The Jefferson Laboratory 10 kW<br />

FEL Upgrade Driver<br />

3.1 Overview<br />

The Jefferson Laboratory free electron laser Upgrade provides an ideal testbed<br />

for studying high current phenomena in ERLs. The FEL Upgrade Driver is an energy<br />

recovery based linear accelerator used to condition an electron beam for high average<br />

power lasing. Electrons are generated in a DC photocathode gun, accelerated to<br />

7 MeV and injected into the linac where they are further accelerated up to 145 MeV<br />

through three cryomodules (each containing 8 superconducting niobium cavities).<br />

The beam is transported to an undulator where in excess of 10 kW of laser power is<br />

generated. Because the SRF linac supports cw beam, high average laser power can<br />

be achieved with a high bunch repetition rate and only modest single bunch charge.<br />

The spent electron beam is recirculated and phased in such a way that the beam<br />

is decelerated through the linac on the second pass. Upon exiting the linac, the<br />

7 MeV energy recovered beam is extracted to a dump. A schematic of the Driver is<br />

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