Generalized longitudinal strong focusing in a steady-state microbunching storage ring

Abstract

Steady-state microbunching (SSMB) storage rings are an appealing option for high-power extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources. In this paper, we propose a generalized longitudinal strong focusing (GLSF) scheme to boost the average power of short-wavelength radiation from an SSMB source with a technical demand within the present reach. This scheme employs transverse-longitudinal coupling dynamics to produce steady-state ultrashort bunches and reduces the required modulation laser power significantly by exploiting the low vertical beam emittance in a planar ring. Linear beam dynamics are studied in detail, including bunch compression, modulation cancellation, and vertical-longitudinal decoupling. An instance of a linear lattice layout is given, and kW-level quasicontinuous-wave 13.5-nm EUV radiation can be achieved in a GLSF SSMB storage ring with 1-MW modulation laser power. We believe that the GLSF scheme can also be used in conventional storage rings for various purposes concerning beam manipulation.