The XUV free electron laser FLASH has been recently operated in the high-gain harmonic generation (HGHG) mode. We characterized the laser-induced energy modulation, as well as the temporal profile of the seeded FEL pulses. FEL saturation was reached for the 7th harmonic of the 266 nm seed laser.
Title
Operation of a seeded XUV free electron laser at DESY with high-gain harmonic generation seeding
Affiliation
EuXFEL staff, Other
Author Group
X-Ray Photon Diagnostics
Imprint
Optical Society of America, 2017
Date
2017
ISBN
978-1-943580-27-9
Content Type
Proceedings
Language
English
Event/Conference
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics: Applications and Technology 2107, San Jose, 2017-05-14, 2017-05-19, CLEO AT 2017