Synchrotron Radiation, Free Electron Laser, Application of Nuclear Technology, Etc.

Beam dynamics simulations of the injector for a compact THz source

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2014 Chinese Physical Society and the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Li Ji et al 2014 Chinese Phys. C 38 088103 DOI 10.1088/1674-1137/38/8/088103

1674-1137/38/8/088103

Abstract

Terahertz radiation has broad application prospects due to its ability to penetrate deep into many organic materials without the damage caused by ionizing radiations. A free electron laser (FEL)-based THz source is the best choice to produce high-power radiation. In this paper, a 14 MeV injector is introduced for generating high-quality beam for FEL, is composed of an EC-ITC RF gun, compensating coils and a travelling-wave structure. Beam dynamics simulations have been done with ASTRA code to verify the design and to optimize parameters. Simulations of the operating mode at 6 MeV have also been executed.

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10.1088/1674-1137/38/8/088103