Tunable subpicosecond electron-bunch-train generation using a transverse-to-longitudinal phase-space exchange technique

Phys Rev Lett. 2010 Dec 3;105(23):234801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.234801. Epub 2010 Dec 2.

Abstract

We report on the experimental generation of a train of subpicosecond electron bunches. The bunch train generation is accomplished using a beam line capable of exchanging the coordinates between the horizontal and longitudinal degrees of freedom. An initial beam consisting of a set of horizontally separated beamlets is converted into a train of bunches temporally separated with tunable bunch duration and separation. The experiment reported in this Letter unambiguously demonstrates the conversion process and its versatility.