Conceptual designs of a 50 nm FEL oscillator and a 20–40 nm SASE amplifier

Abstract

This paper consists of two parts; (1) the conceptual design, and optical performance characteristics, of a grazing angle of incidence ring resonator utilizing multifaceted metal mirrors for use with a 50 nm rf linac driven XUV FEL oscillator, and (2) electron beam and wiggler requirements for a self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) amplifier to produce high power in the 20–40 nm wavelength range. The basis for these studies is the 3-d FEL simulation code FELEX which, in part (1), is used to derive tolerances on mirror figure and thermal distortion, alignment sensitivity, and alternative output coupling methods. In part (2), the sensitivity of the output characteristics of an XUV FEL SASE amplifier to wiggler field errors is also studied.