Twisting the Beam: Harnessing Laguerre-Gaussian Modes for Microbunching Control in FELs
Laguerre-Gaussian (LG01) mode laser heaters enhance FEL performance by mitigating microbunching instability (MBI) through Gaussian-like energy spread modulation.This review explores their experimental validation, beam stability improvements, and future photonics and FEL technology.
Institutions
- Division of Undergraduate Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- eScholarship (California Digital Library)
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- Primary Topic
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00