Dr. Stephen V. Benson Profile

Dr. Stephen V. Benson

Scientist at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

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Publications (12)

Proceedings Article | 15 January 2007 Paper

Xtreme optics: the behavior of cavity optics for the Jefferson Lab Free-Electron Laser

Michelle Shinn, Christopher Behre, Stephen Benson, David Douglas, Fred Dylla, Christopher Gould, Joseph Gubeli, David Hardy, Kevin Jordan, George Neil, Shukui Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6403, 64030Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696816

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Free electron lasers, Terahertz radiation, Light scattering, Optical resonators, Coating, Diagnostics, Absorption, Electron beams, Output couplers

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2005 Paper

Measurement of absorption levels in mid-infrared coated optics

Michelle Shinn, Christopher Behre, Stephen Benson, David Hardy, Joseph Gubeli, George Neil, Shukui Zhang

Proceedings Volume 5647, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.585364

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Absorption, Mid-IR, Laser resonators, Mirrors, Laser optics, Optical resonators, Laser induced damage, Reflectors, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2002 Paper

Lasing with a near-confocal cavity in a high-power FEL

Stephen Benson, George Neil, Michelle Shinn

Proceedings Volume 4632, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469762

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Mirrors, Free electron lasers, Confocal microscopy, Electron beams, Tolerancing, Mirror stabilization, Laser resonators, Geometrical optics, Deformable mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 4 May 2000 Paper

Measurement and modeling of mirror distortion in a high-power FEL

Stephen Benson, George Neil, Michelle Shinn

Proceedings Volume 3931, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384286

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Distortion, Free electron lasers, Absorption, Coating, Sapphire, Resonators, Electron beams, Output couplers, Wavefront distortions

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2000 Paper

Applications of the Jefferson Lab free-electron laser for photobiology

H. Frederick Dylla, Stephen Benson, George Neil, Michelle Shinn, Robert Austin, John Sutherland

Proceedings Volume 3925, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384263

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Visible radiation, Imaging systems, Absorption, Biomedical optics, Ultraviolet radiation, Pulsed laser operation, Photodynamic therapy, Picosecond phenomena, Infrared imaging

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2000 Paper

Kilowatt average-power laser for subpicosecond materials processing

Stephen Benson, George Neil, Courtlandt Bohn, George Biallas, David Douglas, H. Frederick Dylla, Jock Fugitt, Kevin Jordan, Geoffrey Krafft, Lia Merminga, Joe Preble, Michelle Shinn, Tim Siggins, Richard Walker, Byung Yunn

Proceedings Volume 3889, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.380898

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Mirrors, Laser processing, Materials processing, Metals, Picosecond phenomena, Polymers, Electron beams, Solid state lasers, Micromachining

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2000 Paper

Jefferson Lab. FEL user facility

Michelle Shinn, Stephen Benson, George Biallas, Courtlandt Bohn, David Douglas, H. Frederick Dylla, Richard Evans, Jock Fugitt, J. Gubeli, Richard Hill, Kevin Jordan, Geoffrey Krafft, Rui Li, Lia Merminga, George Neil, Dick Oepts, Phillipe Piot, Joe Preble, Tim Siggins, Richard Walker, Byung Yunn

Proceedings Volume 3902, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.379347

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Mirrors, Laser applications, Laser processing, Absorption, Metals, Laser cutting, Laser safety, Laser systems engineering, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 1997 Paper

Optical modeling of the Jefferson Laboratory IR demo FEL

George Neil, Stephen Benson, Michelle Shinn, Paul Davidson, Peter Kloeppel

Proceedings Volume 2989, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273666

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Free electron lasers, Distortion, Resonators, Absorption, Sapphire, Electron beams, Diffraction, Superconductors, Radio optics

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Proceedings Article | 8 April 1996 Paper

Proposed high-power UV industrial demonstration laser at CEBAF

Stephen Benson, Joseph Bisognano, Courtlandt Bohn, Larry Cardman, William Colson, Paul Davidson, David Douglas, H. Frederick Dylla, David Engwall, Jock Fugitt, John Goldstein, Kevin Jordan, David Kehne, Zhenghai Li, Hong-Xiu Liu, Lia Merminga, George Neil, David Neuffer, Michelle Shinn, Mark Wiseman, Robert Wong

Proceedings Volume 2703, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237714

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Electron beams, Free electron lasers, Mirrors, Laser processing, Resonators, Optical resonators, Control systems, Laser development, Energy efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 1993 Paper

Hole output coupling in the Mark III free-electron laser

Genevieve Barnett, Stephen Benson, John Madey

Proceedings Volume 1868, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150609

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Free electron lasers, Reflection, Resonators, Electron beams, Sensors, Absorption, Diffraction, Signal attenuation, Matrices

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Proceedings Article | 13 August 1993 Paper

Issues in high-power FEL design at the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

George Neil, Stephen Benson

Proceedings Volume 1868, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.150626

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Ultraviolet radiation, Electron beams, Mirrors, Nuclear physics, Optical resonators, Resonators, Picosecond phenomena, UV optics, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1991 Paper

Duke storage ring FEL program

Vladimir Litvinenko, John Madey, Stephen Benson, Bentley Burnham, Ying Wu

Proceedings Volume 1552, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50586

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Information operations, Electron beams, Ultraviolet radiation, Vacuum ultraviolet, Molybdenum, Quantum efficiency, Physics, Stanford Linear Collider, Nose

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