The Nd: Yag Laser
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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