The Nd: Yag Laser

Nd:YAG Layout | Operations Data | Nd:YAG Statistics | Gun Hutch

The Nd:YAG laser is located in a class 100 clean room (the YAG Room) near the electron gun end of the ATF accelerator. The clean area also includes a separate laser laboratory area for laser development projects.Next to the YAG Room is the "Gun Hutch", containing UV optics for control of the light on the photocathode of the gun.The Nd:YAg laser is operated in a linear amplifier mode, giving it a unique Pulse Train Mode. The schematic  of the Nd:YAG laser is shown in this YAG layout.For certain experiments, like the FEL Oscillator Experiment, the YAG laser can deliver a pulse train with a pulse separation of 12.5 or 25 nanoseconds with a nearly arbitrary modulation.

Report of the Advisory Panel on the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) Gun Photocathode Drive Laser BNL March 15-16, 1999

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