@article{5757, author = {W. A. Gillespie and A. M. MacLeod and P. F. Martin and A. F. G. van der Meer and P. W. van Amersfoort}, title = {Time-resolved electron spectrum diagnostics for a free-electron laser}, abstract = {Time-resolved electron-beam diagnostics have been developed for use with free-electron lasers (FELs) and associated electron sources, based on the techniques of secondary electron emission and optical transition radiation (OTR). The 32-channel OTR detector forms part of a high-resolution (0.18%) electron spectrometer with a time resolution of 50 ns. Variable-magnification optics allow the spectrometer to view single-macropulse spectra with widths in the range of 0.2%-7%; wider spectra are taken with several momentum settings. Design criteria for the spectrometer are presented, and experience of operating with the diagnostics over a range of FEL physics experiments is summarized. The spectrometer is used, in conjunction with optical diagnostics, in studies at FELIX of efficiency enhancement, pulse chirping, and stepped-undulator operation. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.}, year = {1996}, journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments}, volume = {67}, number = {3}, pages = {641-648}, month = {Mar}, isbn = {0034-6748}, doi = {10.1063/1.1146835}, language = {eng}, }