Compact terahertz driven electron and x-ray sources

  • Franz X. Kärtner
  • , Dongfang Zhang
  • , Michael Hemmer
  • , Moen Fakhari
  • , Yi Hua
  • , Huseyin Cankaya
  • , Anne Laure Calendron
  • , Xiaojun Wu
  • , Luis E. Zapata
  • , Nicholas H. Matlis

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Abstract

The generation and use of THz radiation for electron acceleration and manipulation of electron bunches has progressed over the last decade to a level where practical devices for THz guns, acceleration and a wide range of beam manipulations have become possible. Here, we present our progress on generation of single-cycle THz pulses at the two-hundred micro- Joule level to drive advanced acceleration and beam manipulation devices. Specifically, we use pulses centered at 0.3 THz to power a segmented terahertz electron accelerator and manipulator (STEAM) capable of performing multiple high-field operations on the 6D-phase-space of ultrashort electron bunches. Using this STEAM device, we demonstrate record THzacceleration of >60 keV, streaking with <10 fs resolution, focusing with >2 kT/m strength, compression to ∼100 fs as well as real-time switching between these modes of operation. The STEAM device demonstrates the feasibility of THz-based electron accelerators, manipulators and diagnostic tools enabling science beyond current resolution frontiers with transformative impact.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrontiers in Ultrafast Optics
Subtitle of host publicationBiomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XX
EditorsPeter R. Herman, Michel Meunier, Roberto Osellame
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510633032
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventFrontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XX 2020 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 1 Feb 20204 Feb 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11270
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceFrontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XX 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period1/02/204/02/20

Keywords

  • Single-Cycle THz generation
  • THz acceleration
  • THz gun

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