The Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser(SXFEL)user facility project started in 2016 and is expected to be open to users by 2022.It aims to deliver ultra-intense coherent femtosecond X-ray pulses to five endstation...The Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser(SXFEL)user facility project started in 2016 and is expected to be open to users by 2022.It aims to deliver ultra-intense coherent femtosecond X-ray pulses to five endstations covering a range of 100–620 eV for ultrafast X-ray science.Two undulator lines are designed and constructed,based on different lasing modes:self-amplified spontaneous emission and echo-enabled harmonic generation.The coherent scattering and imaging(CSI)endstation is the first of five endstations to be commissioned online.It focuses on high-resolution single-shot imaging and the study of ultrafast dynamic processes using coherent forward scattering techniques.Both the single-shot holograms and coherent diffraction patterns were recorded and reconstructed for nanoscale imaging,indicating the excellent coherence and high peak power of the SXFEL and the possibility of‘‘diffraction before destruction’’experiments at the CSI endstation.In this study,we report the first commissioning results of the CSI endstation.展开更多
In view of X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) intensity prospects, we reviewed the past and recent work in view of amplification of powerful XFEL laser pulse to achieve intensity in the regime of high field science. We ...In view of X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) intensity prospects, we reviewed the past and recent work in view of amplification of powerful XFEL laser pulse to achieve intensity in the regime of high field science. We report here some of the relevant work investigated in this field and predicted further scalings and possibilities for XFEL pulse amplification.展开更多
Attosecond soft X-ray pulses are of great importance for the study of ultrafast electronic phenomena.In this paper,a feasible method is proposed to generate isolated fully coherent attosecond soft X-ray free electron ...Attosecond soft X-ray pulses are of great importance for the study of ultrafast electronic phenomena.In this paper,a feasible method is proposed to generate isolated fully coherent attosecond soft X-ray free electron laser via optical frequency beating.Two optical lasers with the opposite frequency chirps are used to induce a gradient frequency energy modulation,which helps to generate a gradually varied spacing electron pulse train.Subsequently,the undulator sections with electron beam delay lines are used to amplify the target ultra-short radiation.Numerical start-to-end simulations have been performed and the results demonstrate that an isolated soft X-ray pulse with the peak power of 330 GW and pulse duration of 620 as can be achieved by the proposed technique.展开更多
A bunch arrival-time monitor(BAM) system,based on electro-optical intensity modulation scheme, is under study at Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser.The aim of the study is to achieve high-precision time measureme...A bunch arrival-time monitor(BAM) system,based on electro-optical intensity modulation scheme, is under study at Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser.The aim of the study is to achieve high-precision time measurement for minimizing bunch fluctuations. A readout electronics is developed to fulfill the requirements of the BAM system. The readout electronics is mainly composed of a signal conditioning circuit, field-programmable gate array(FPGA), mezzanine card(FMC150), and powerful FPGA carrier board. The signal conditioning circuit converts the laser pulses into electrical pulse signals using a photodiode. Thereafter, it performs splitting and low-noise amplification to achieve the best voltage sampling performance of the dual-channel analog-to-digital converter(ADC) in FMC150. The FMC150 ADC daughter card includes a 14-bit 250 Msps dual-channel high-speed ADC,a clock configuration, and a management module. The powerful FPGA carrier board is a commercial high-performance Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA evaluation board. To achieve clock and data alignment for ADC data capture at a high sampling rate, we used ISERDES, IDELAY, and dedicated carry-in resources in the Kintex-7 FPGA. This paper presents a detailed development of the readout electronics in the BAM system and its performance.展开更多
High-energy and high-intensity lasers are essential for pushing the boundaries of science.Their development has allowed leaps forward in basic research areas,including laser±plasma interaction,high-energy density...High-energy and high-intensity lasers are essential for pushing the boundaries of science.Their development has allowed leaps forward in basic research areas,including laser±plasma interaction,high-energy density science,metrology,biology and medical technology.The Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields user consortium contributes and operates two high-peak-power optical lasers using the high energy density instrument at the European X-ray free electron laser(EuXFEL)facility.These lasers will be used to generate transient extreme states of density and temperature to be probed by the X-ray beam.This paper introduces the ReLaX laser,a short-pulse high-intensity Ti:Sa laser system,and discusses its characteristics as available for user experiments.It will also present the first experimental commissioning results validating its successful integration into the EuXFEL infrastructure and viability as a relativisticintensity laser driver.展开更多
The cavity-based X-ray free-electron laser(XFEL)has promise in producing fully coherent pulses with a bandwidth of a few meV and very stable intensity,whereas the currently existing self-amplified spontaneous emission...The cavity-based X-ray free-electron laser(XFEL)has promise in producing fully coherent pulses with a bandwidth of a few meV and very stable intensity,whereas the currently existing self-amplified spontaneous emission(SASE)XFEL is capable of generating ultra-short pulses with chaotic spectra.In general,a cavity-based XFEL can provide a spectral brightness three orders of magnitude higher than that of the SASE mode,thereby opening a new door for cutting-edge scientific research.With the development of superconducting MHz repetition-rate XFEL facilities such as FLASH,European-XFEL,LCLS-II,and SHINE,practical cavity-based XFEL operations are becoming increasingly achievable.In this study,megahertz cavity enhanced X-ray generation(MING)is proposed based on China’s first hard XFEL facility-SHINE,which we refer to as MING@SHINE.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to investigate compositional changes in human enamel irradiated with the free electron laser (FEL). The exposure on dental enamel at the wavelength of 9.64 μm was observed with the Beiji...The purpose of this study was to investigate compositional changes in human enamel irradiated with the free electron laser (FEL). The exposure on dental enamel at the wavelength of 9.64 μm was observed with the Beijing free electron laser. The distribution of elements in the irradiated or non-irradiated enamel was measured by scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy-dispersive spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SRXRF) in Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF). The results showed that the P/Ca ratio in the ablation region of enamel at the maximum wavelength of infrared absorption was obviously smaller than that at the non-maximum wavelength. In the ablation region the ratios of P/Ca and Ca/Sr were smaller than those in the non-ablation region. The distributions of P, Ca and Sr in the ablation region were heterogeneous due to the element change caused by FEL irradiation.展开更多
Cascading stages of seeded free electron lasers(FELs) is a promising way to produce fully coherent X-ray radiation. We study a new approach to produce coherent hard X-rays by cascading the recently proposed phasemer...Cascading stages of seeded free electron lasers(FELs) is a promising way to produce fully coherent X-ray radiation. We study a new approach to produce coherent hard X-rays by cascading the recently proposed phasemerging enhanced harmonic generation(PEHG) The scheme consists of one dogleg and two PEHG configurations,and may be one of the leading candidates for the extracted undulator branch in future X-ray FEL facilities. FEL physics studies show that such a scheme is feasible within the present technology and can provide high brightness Xray radiation pulses with narrow bandwidth and full coherence The radiated peak power at 1 ?A wavelength converted from an initial 200 nm seed laser is over 2 GW展开更多
The interaction between neon and x-ray free-electron lasers with different laser parameters is systematically studied by solving a set of coupled rate equations. As an example, the evolution of 1s^12 s^22 p^6 configur...The interaction between neon and x-ray free-electron lasers with different laser parameters is systematically studied by solving a set of coupled rate equations. As an example, the evolution of 1s^12 s^22 p^6 configuration is given under different incident photon numbers, pulse widths, and photon energies. We have also determined all of the charge-state populations as a function of three laser pulse parameters by averaging over time. The result shows that the variations of these charge-state populations demonstrate a pattern when the pulse width is shorter than 10 fs: some of the charge-states decrease rapidly,while the others rise but remain relatively constant for pulse width larger than 10 fs. The variation of the average charge with three parameters has also obtained. The average charge decreases for a pulse width shorter than 10 fs but remains basically unchanged for a pulse width longer than 10 fs.展开更多
在建的上海硬X射线自由电子激光装置(Shanghai HIgh repetition rate XFEL aNd Extreme light facility,SHINE)的加速器隧道内,采用束流刮束器刮掉束晕外围张角比较大的电子,刮束器的束流损失率为0.1‰。本文采用蒙特卡洛程序FLUKA,用SO...在建的上海硬X射线自由电子激光装置(Shanghai HIgh repetition rate XFEL aNd Extreme light facility,SHINE)的加速器隧道内,采用束流刮束器刮掉束晕外围张角比较大的电子,刮束器的束流损失率为0.1‰。本文采用蒙特卡洛程序FLUKA,用SOURCE程序实现电子束在3σbeam外的高斯分布,以尽量真实模拟电子在束流刮束器处的丢失情况,解决了低功率刮束情况下蒙特卡洛模拟无统计性结果的难题。利用束流环形高斯模型对刮束器的活化进行了分析,结果表明环形高斯模型可以更真实地再现电子在束流刮束器的丢失情况;5年运行后距刮束器30 cm处的剩余剂量率达到了数百μSv/h至数mSv/h,和国外类似装置计算结果相当;通过对放射性核素的种类分析,结果证明刮束器(钨)的放射性废物处置难度不大。展开更多
The development of high-brightness X-ray free electron lasers(XFELs),such as hard X-ray self-seeding free electron lasers and XFEL oscillators(XFELOs),brings a severe challenge to the crystal monochromator due to a st...The development of high-brightness X-ray free electron lasers(XFELs),such as hard X-ray self-seeding free electron lasers and XFEL oscillators(XFELOs),brings a severe challenge to the crystal monochromator due to a strong nonuniform thermal load.The distortion caused by spatial temperature gradients can severely affect the optical performance of crystals.Therefore,this paper presents a model to estimate the performance of non-uniform thermally distorted crystals.The model not only takes into account thermal strain,slope error and incident angle deviation,but also considers temperature-dependent factors such as the Debye-Waller factor and electric susceptibility.Our investigation indicates that the Debye-Waller factor reduces the height and bandwidth of rocking curves,and the impact of the electric susceptibility is tiny.The proposed model can describe the distortion of the reflectivity and transmissivity curves of nonuniform thermally loaded crystals and can be applied in the design of crystal monochromators,crystal splitters,crystal compressors and XFELOs.展开更多
In order to understand the transport of fast electrons within solid density targets driven by an optical high power laser,we have numerically investigated the dynamics and structure of strong self-generated magnetic f...In order to understand the transport of fast electrons within solid density targets driven by an optical high power laser,we have numerically investigated the dynamics and structure of strong self-generated magnetic fields in such experiments.Here we present a systematic study of the bulk magnetic field generation due to the ponderomotive current,Weibel-like instability and resistivity gradient between two solid layers.Using particle-in-cell simulations,we observe the effect of varying the laser and target parameters,including laser intensity,focal size,incident angle,preplasma scale length,target thickness and material and experimental geometry.The simulation results suggest that the strongest magnetic field is generated with laser incident angles and preplasma scale lengths that maximize laser absorption efficiency.The recent commissioning of experimental platforms equipped with both optical high power laser and X-ray free electron laser(XFEL),such as European XFEL-HED,LCLS-MEC and SACLA beamlines,provides unprecedented opportunities to probe the self-generated bulk magnetic field by X-ray polarimetry via Faraday rotation with simultaneous high spatial and temporal resolution.We expect that this systematic numerical investigation will pave the way to design and optimize near future experimental setups to probe the magnetic fields in such experimental platforms.展开更多
基金the Shanghai Soft X-ray Free-Electron Laser Facility beamline projectionfunded by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(No.2017YFA0504802)+1 种基金Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB 37040303)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21727817).
文摘The Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser(SXFEL)user facility project started in 2016 and is expected to be open to users by 2022.It aims to deliver ultra-intense coherent femtosecond X-ray pulses to five endstations covering a range of 100–620 eV for ultrafast X-ray science.Two undulator lines are designed and constructed,based on different lasing modes:self-amplified spontaneous emission and echo-enabled harmonic generation.The coherent scattering and imaging(CSI)endstation is the first of five endstations to be commissioned online.It focuses on high-resolution single-shot imaging and the study of ultrafast dynamic processes using coherent forward scattering techniques.Both the single-shot holograms and coherent diffraction patterns were recorded and reconstructed for nanoscale imaging,indicating the excellent coherence and high peak power of the SXFEL and the possibility of‘‘diffraction before destruction’’experiments at the CSI endstation.In this study,we report the first commissioning results of the CSI endstation.
文摘In view of X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) intensity prospects, we reviewed the past and recent work in view of amplification of powerful XFEL laser pulse to achieve intensity in the regime of high field science. We report here some of the relevant work investigated in this field and predicted further scalings and possibilities for XFEL pulse amplification.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11905275, 11775294, 12122514, and 11975300)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS
文摘Attosecond soft X-ray pulses are of great importance for the study of ultrafast electronic phenomena.In this paper,a feasible method is proposed to generate isolated fully coherent attosecond soft X-ray free electron laser via optical frequency beating.Two optical lasers with the opposite frequency chirps are used to induce a gradient frequency energy modulation,which helps to generate a gradually varied spacing electron pulse train.Subsequently,the undulator sections with electron beam delay lines are used to amplify the target ultra-short radiation.Numerical start-to-end simulations have been performed and the results demonstrate that an isolated soft X-ray pulse with the peak power of 330 GW and pulse duration of 620 as can be achieved by the proposed technique.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Plan(No.2016YFA0401900)
文摘A bunch arrival-time monitor(BAM) system,based on electro-optical intensity modulation scheme, is under study at Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser.The aim of the study is to achieve high-precision time measurement for minimizing bunch fluctuations. A readout electronics is developed to fulfill the requirements of the BAM system. The readout electronics is mainly composed of a signal conditioning circuit, field-programmable gate array(FPGA), mezzanine card(FMC150), and powerful FPGA carrier board. The signal conditioning circuit converts the laser pulses into electrical pulse signals using a photodiode. Thereafter, it performs splitting and low-noise amplification to achieve the best voltage sampling performance of the dual-channel analog-to-digital converter(ADC) in FMC150. The FMC150 ADC daughter card includes a 14-bit 250 Msps dual-channel high-speed ADC,a clock configuration, and a management module. The powerful FPGA carrier board is a commercial high-performance Xilinx Kintex-7 FPGA evaluation board. To achieve clock and data alignment for ADC data capture at a high sampling rate, we used ISERDES, IDELAY, and dedicated carry-in resources in the Kintex-7 FPGA. This paper presents a detailed development of the readout electronics in the BAM system and its performance.
文摘High-energy and high-intensity lasers are essential for pushing the boundaries of science.Their development has allowed leaps forward in basic research areas,including laser±plasma interaction,high-energy density science,metrology,biology and medical technology.The Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields user consortium contributes and operates two high-peak-power optical lasers using the high energy density instrument at the European X-ray free electron laser(EuXFEL)facility.These lasers will be used to generate transient extreme states of density and temperature to be probed by the X-ray beam.This paper introduces the ReLaX laser,a short-pulse high-intensity Ti:Sa laser system,and discusses its characteristics as available for user experiments.It will also present the first experimental commissioning results validating its successful integration into the EuXFEL infrastructure and viability as a relativisticintensity laser driver.
基金supported by the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(No.YSBR-042)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12125508,11935020)+1 种基金Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(No.21XD1404100)Shanghai Pilot Program for Basic Research–Chinese Academy of Science,Shanghai Branch(No.JCYJSHFY-2021-010).
文摘The cavity-based X-ray free-electron laser(XFEL)has promise in producing fully coherent pulses with a bandwidth of a few meV and very stable intensity,whereas the currently existing self-amplified spontaneous emission(SASE)XFEL is capable of generating ultra-short pulses with chaotic spectra.In general,a cavity-based XFEL can provide a spectral brightness three orders of magnitude higher than that of the SASE mode,thereby opening a new door for cutting-edge scientific research.With the development of superconducting MHz repetition-rate XFEL facilities such as FLASH,European-XFEL,LCLS-II,and SHINE,practical cavity-based XFEL operations are becoming increasingly achievable.In this study,megahertz cavity enhanced X-ray generation(MING)is proposed based on China’s first hard XFEL facility-SHINE,which we refer to as MING@SHINE.
基金This work was jointly supported by the National High Technology Laser Technology Field Foundation (Grant No. 863-410) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19975055).
文摘The purpose of this study was to investigate compositional changes in human enamel irradiated with the free electron laser (FEL). The exposure on dental enamel at the wavelength of 9.64 μm was observed with the Beijing free electron laser. The distribution of elements in the irradiated or non-irradiated enamel was measured by scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy-dispersive spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SRXRF) in Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF). The results showed that the P/Ca ratio in the ablation region of enamel at the maximum wavelength of infrared absorption was obviously smaller than that at the non-maximum wavelength. In the ablation region the ratios of P/Ca and Ca/Sr were smaller than those in the non-ablation region. The distributions of P, Ca and Sr in the ablation region were heterogeneous due to the element change caused by FEL irradiation.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21127902&11322550)Ten Thousand Talent Program
文摘Cascading stages of seeded free electron lasers(FELs) is a promising way to produce fully coherent X-ray radiation. We study a new approach to produce coherent hard X-rays by cascading the recently proposed phasemerging enhanced harmonic generation(PEHG) The scheme consists of one dogleg and two PEHG configurations,and may be one of the leading candidates for the extracted undulator branch in future X-ray FEL facilities. FEL physics studies show that such a scheme is feasible within the present technology and can provide high brightness Xray radiation pulses with narrow bandwidth and full coherence The radiated peak power at 1 ?A wavelength converted from an initial 200 nm seed laser is over 2 GW
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11474208)
文摘The interaction between neon and x-ray free-electron lasers with different laser parameters is systematically studied by solving a set of coupled rate equations. As an example, the evolution of 1s^12 s^22 p^6 configuration is given under different incident photon numbers, pulse widths, and photon energies. We have also determined all of the charge-state populations as a function of three laser pulse parameters by averaging over time. The result shows that the variations of these charge-state populations demonstrate a pattern when the pulse width is shorter than 10 fs: some of the charge-states decrease rapidly,while the others rise but remain relatively constant for pulse width larger than 10 fs. The variation of the average charge with three parameters has also obtained. The average charge decreases for a pulse width shorter than 10 fs but remains basically unchanged for a pulse width longer than 10 fs.
文摘在建的上海硬X射线自由电子激光装置(Shanghai HIgh repetition rate XFEL aNd Extreme light facility,SHINE)的加速器隧道内,采用束流刮束器刮掉束晕外围张角比较大的电子,刮束器的束流损失率为0.1‰。本文采用蒙特卡洛程序FLUKA,用SOURCE程序实现电子束在3σbeam外的高斯分布,以尽量真实模拟电子在束流刮束器处的丢失情况,解决了低功率刮束情况下蒙特卡洛模拟无统计性结果的难题。利用束流环形高斯模型对刮束器的活化进行了分析,结果表明环形高斯模型可以更真实地再现电子在束流刮束器的丢失情况;5年运行后距刮束器30 cm处的剩余剂量率达到了数百μSv/h至数mSv/h,和国外类似装置计算结果相当;通过对放射性核素的种类分析,结果证明刮束器(钨)的放射性废物处置难度不大。
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12005135 and 22288201)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2018YFE0203000)the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.GJJSTD20190002)
文摘The development of high-brightness X-ray free electron lasers(XFELs),such as hard X-ray self-seeding free electron lasers and XFEL oscillators(XFELOs),brings a severe challenge to the crystal monochromator due to a strong nonuniform thermal load.The distortion caused by spatial temperature gradients can severely affect the optical performance of crystals.Therefore,this paper presents a model to estimate the performance of non-uniform thermally distorted crystals.The model not only takes into account thermal strain,slope error and incident angle deviation,but also considers temperature-dependent factors such as the Debye-Waller factor and electric susceptibility.Our investigation indicates that the Debye-Waller factor reduces the height and bandwidth of rocking curves,and the impact of the electric susceptibility is tiny.The proposed model can describe the distortion of the reflectivity and transmissivity curves of nonuniform thermally loaded crystals and can be applied in the design of crystal monochromators,crystal splitters,crystal compressors and XFELOs.
文摘In order to understand the transport of fast electrons within solid density targets driven by an optical high power laser,we have numerically investigated the dynamics and structure of strong self-generated magnetic fields in such experiments.Here we present a systematic study of the bulk magnetic field generation due to the ponderomotive current,Weibel-like instability and resistivity gradient between two solid layers.Using particle-in-cell simulations,we observe the effect of varying the laser and target parameters,including laser intensity,focal size,incident angle,preplasma scale length,target thickness and material and experimental geometry.The simulation results suggest that the strongest magnetic field is generated with laser incident angles and preplasma scale lengths that maximize laser absorption efficiency.The recent commissioning of experimental platforms equipped with both optical high power laser and X-ray free electron laser(XFEL),such as European XFEL-HED,LCLS-MEC and SACLA beamlines,provides unprecedented opportunities to probe the self-generated bulk magnetic field by X-ray polarimetry via Faraday rotation with simultaneous high spatial and temporal resolution.We expect that this systematic numerical investigation will pave the way to design and optimize near future experimental setups to probe the magnetic fields in such experimental platforms.