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Abstract
Obtaining ultrashort electron bunches is the key to the studies of ultrafast science, yet second and higher order nonlinearities limits the bunch length to a few femtoseconds after compression. Traditional regulation methods using rf higher order harmonics have already optimized the bunch length to sub-fs scale, yet the energy loss and rf jitter are not negligible. In this paper we demonstrate the second order regulation with THz pulses through a dielectric-loaded waveguide. Simulations suggest that with higher order regulations, the MeV electron bunches with tens of fC charges can be compressed to sub-fs rms and the second order distortion can be compensated. The transverse beam size is also optimized to less than 20um rms. This scheme is feasible for a wide range of electron charges. The relatively short bunch length is expected to find a better time resolution in UED, UEM and other ultrafast, time-resolved studies.
摘要
获得超短电子束是超快科学研究的关键,然而二次及更高阶的非线性限制了束团的压缩极限,目前在不进行非线性补偿情况下,电子束仅能压缩到几飞秒的水平。传统射频高次谐波补偿方法可以将束长优化到亚飞秒尺度,但同时会带来无法忽略的能量损耗和射频抖动。本研究通过介质加载波导,利用太赫兹脉冲进行二次非线性补偿。模拟表明,通过高次谐波补偿,10fC电荷、MeV能量范围的电子束的长度可以被压缩到亚飞秒,同时,横向束流尺寸也可以优化至小于 20 微米。此类方法可应用于超快电子衍射(UED)、超快电子显微镜(UEM)和其他超快、时间分辨装置中,以实现更高的时间分辨率。
关键词 | 束团压缩,超快电子衍射,太赫兹 |
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Keywords | beam compression, ultrafast electron diffraction, terahertz |