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TY - CONF AU - Fisher, A.C. AU - Musumeci, P. ED - Biedron, Sandra ED - Simakov, Evgenya ED - Milton, Stephen ED - Anisimov, Petr M. ED - Schaa, Volker R.W. TI - Preliminary Study of a High Gain THz FEL in a Recirculating Cavity J2 - Proc. of NAPAC2022, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 07-12 August 2022 CY - Albuquerque, NM, USA T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 5 LA - english AB - The THz gap is a region of the electromagnetic spectrum where high average and peak power radiation sources are scarce while at the same time scientific and industrial applications are growing in demand. Free-electron laser coupling in a magnetic undulator is one of the best options for radiation generation in this frequency range, but slippage effects require the use of relatively long and low current electron bunches to drive the THz FEL, limiting amplification gain and output peak power. Here we use a circular waveguide in a 0.96 m strongly tapered helical undulator to match the radiation and e-beam velocities, allowing resonant energy extraction from an ultrashort 200 pC 5.5 MeV electron beam over an extended distance. E-beam energy measurements, supported by energy and spectral measurement of the THz FEL radiation, indicate an average energy efficiency of ~ 10%, with some particles losing > 20% of their initial kinetic energy. PB - JACoW Publishing CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 30 EP - 33 KW - electron KW - radiation KW - undulator KW - FEL KW - GUI DA - 2022/10 PY - 2022 SN - 2673-7000 SN - 978-3-95450-232-5 DO - doi:10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-MOZD2 UR - https://jacow.org/napac2022/papers/mozd2.pdf ER -