RF system of the race-track microtron – recuperator for high power free electron laser

A brief description of the RF system of 100 MeV race-track microtron-recuperator being built in Novosibirsk for the Free Electron Laser project at Siberian center of Photochemistry research is presented. The frequency of RF system is 180.4 MHz. The RF system consists of 2 parts: the RF system of 2 MeV injector and the RF system of microtron. The injector RF system includes 3 RF cavities - one buncher cavity and two accelerating cavities. RF cavities are driven by a 2.5 kW amplifier and two high power single-tube 130 kW RF amplifiers respectively. The RF system of microtron includes 16 RF cavities operating at a gap voltage of 850kV each. Two 4-tubes power amplifiers supply the RF power of 600 kW each to the cavities via distribution feeders. In the high power amplifier stages the tetrodes GU-101A are used. The control system controls the amplitude and phase of RF voltage in the cavities and provides signals for synchronization of the electron gun. The results of the operation of the injector RF system and status of large RF system for the microtron are discussed

First experimental results obtained using the highpower free electron laser at the siberian center for photochemical research

The first lasing near the wavelength of 140 µm was achieved in April 2003 using a high-power free electron laser (FEL) constructed at the Siberian Center for Photochemical Research. In this paper we briefly describe the design of the FEL driven by an accelerator–recuperator. Characteristics of the electron beam and terahertz laser radiation, obtained in the first experiments, are also presented in the paper.У Сибірському центрі фотохімічних досліджень навесні 2003 року отримана генерація випромінювання з довжиною хвилі 140 мкм на потужному лазері на вільних електронах (ЛВЕ). У роботі коротко описана конструкція ЛВЕ на базі прискорювача рекуператора і представлені результати вимірювання деяких параметрів електронного пучка і терагерцового випромінювання.В Сибирском центре фотохимических исследований весной 2003 года получена генерация излучения с длиной волны 140 мкм на мощном лазере на свободных электронах (ЛСЭ). В работе кратко описана конструкция ЛСЭ на базе ускорителя рекуператора и представлены результаты измерения некоторых параметров электронного пучка и терагерцового излучения