TW Laser system for Thomson scattering X-ray light source at Tsinghua University
- Received Date: 2009-01-06
- Accepted Date: 1900-01-01
- Available Online: 2009-01-08
Abstract:
A TW (Tera Watt) laser system based on Ti:sapphire mainly for the Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray light source (TTX) is being built. Both UV (ultraviolet) laser pulse for driving the photocathode radio-frequency (RF) gun and the IR (infrared) laser pulse as the electron-beam-scattered-light are provided by the system. Efforts have also been made in laser pulse shaping and laser beam transport to optimize the high-brightness electron beam production by the photocathode RF gun.