Electro-optic time profile monitors for femtosecond electron bunches at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH

B. Steffen; V. Arsov; G. Berden; W. A. Gillespie; S. P. Jamison; A. M. MacLeod; A. F. G. van der Meer; P. J. Phillips; H. Schlarb; B. Schmidt; P. Schmüser

doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.032802

Electro-optic time profile monitors for femtosecond electron bunches at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH

B. Steffen, V. Arsov, G. Berden, W. A. Gillespie, S. P. Jamison, A. M. MacLeod, A. F. G. van der Meer, P. J. Phillips, H. Schlarb, B. Schmidt, P. Schmüser

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Precise measurements of the temporal profile of ultrashort electron bunches are of high interest for the optimization and operation of ultraviolet and x-ray free-electron lasers. The electro-optic (EO) technique has been applied for a single-shot direct visualization of the time profile of individual electron bunches at FLASH. This paper presents a thorough description of the experimental setup and the results. An absolute calibration of the EO technique has been performed utilizing simultaneous measurements with a transverse-deflecting radio-frequency structure that transforms the longitudinal bunch charge distribution into a transverse streak. EO signals as short as 60 fs (rms) have been observed using a gallium-phosphide (GaP) crystal, which is a new record in the EO detection of single electron bunches and close to the physical limit imposed by the EO material properties. The data are in quantitative agreement with a numerical simulation of the EO detection process.

Original language	English
Article number	032802
Pages (from-to)	-
Number of pages	16
Journal	Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.032802
Publication status	Published - Mar 2009

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Steffen, B., Arsov, V., Berden, G., Gillespie, W. A., Jamison, S. P., MacLeod, A. M., van der Meer, A. F. G., Phillips, P. J., Schlarb, H., Schmidt, B., & Schmüser, P. (2009). Electro-optic time profile monitors for femtosecond electron bunches at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 12(3), -. Article 032802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.032802

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Electro-optic time profile monitors for femtosecond electron bunches at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH

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