Investigation of edge radiation intensification effect generated by periodic alignment of three-pole wigglers
Abstract The intensification effect of edge radiation due to the periodic alignment of three-pole wigglers was analytically and numerically investigated. The radiation properties were studied using a simple model that had an alternating alignment of straight sections and large gradient orbit sections due to the use of three-pole wigglers. The angular distribution of the radiation was concentrated on a concentric circle. The peak intensity of the radiation was roughly on the same order as that of the peak radiation of a planar undulator. The spectrum of the radiation had a characteristic structure that was rather similar to the higher harmonic structure of undulator radiation. A numerical study showed that a planar undulator with a specific K value satisfies approximately the radiation intensification condition due to the periodic alignment of the three-pole wigglers. The intensified edge radiation is included in the undulator radiation.