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Employment (6)

Benson Laser Consulting, LLC: Yorktown, Virginia, US

2024-01-08 to present | Owner and CEO (None)
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Stephen Benson

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility: Newport News, VA, US

2002-10 to 2024-01-02 | Senior Research Scientist (Accelerator/FEL)
Employment
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Stephen Benson

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility: Newport News, VA, US

1992-09 to 2002-10 | Research Scientist III (Accelerator/Injector)
Employment
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Stephen Benson

Duke University: Durham, NC, US

1989-01 to 1992-09 | Research Professor (Physics)
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Stephen Benson

Stanford University: Stanford, CA, US

1986-06 to 1989-01 | Research Associate (Physics)
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Stephen Benson

Stanford University: Stanford, CA, US

1985-06 to 1986-06 | Postdoctoral scholar (Physics)
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Stephen Benson

Education and qualifications (2)

Stanford University: Stanford, CA, US

1979-09 to 1985-06 | Ph.D. (Physics)
Education
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Stephen Benson

University of Maryland, College Park: College Park, US

1973-08 to 1976-12 | B.S. (physics)
Education
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Stephen Benson

Works (18)

Photoinjector generation of high-charge magnetized beams for electron-cooling applications

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: A. Fetterman; D. Mihalcea; S. Benson; D. Crawford; D. Edstrom; F. Hannon; P. Piot; J. Ruan; S. Wang
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Ultrafast High-Voltage Kicker System for Ion-Clearing Gaps

Photonics
2021-11-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Alexander Yu. Smirnov; Ronald Agustsson; Stephen V. Benson; Dmitry Gavryushkin; Jiquan Guo; Sergey V. Kutsaev; Adam Moro; Gunn Tae Park; Alexei V. Smirnov; Haipeng Wang et al.
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Demonstration of electron cooling using a pulsed beam from an electrostatic electron cooler

Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
2021-01-06 | Journal article
Contributors: M. W. Bruker; S. Benson; A. Hutton; K. Jordan; T. Powers; R. Rimmer; T. Satogata; A. Sy; H. Wang; S. Wang et al.
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X-ray sources by energy recovered linacs and their needed R&D

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
2011-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-9002
Contributors: S. Benson; M. Borland; D.R. Douglas; D. Dowell; C. Hernandez-Garcia; D. Kayran; G.A. Krafft; R. Legg; E. Moog; T. Obina et al.
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Stephen Benson

Time-Dependent, Three-Dimensional Simulation of Free-Electron-Laser Oscillators

Physical Review Letters
2009-06-18 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0031-9007
Part of ISSN: 1079-7114
Contributors: P. J. M. van der Slot; H. P. Freund; W. H. Miner Jr.; S. V. Benson; M. Shinn; K.-J. Boller
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Stephen Benson

Short Rayleigh length free electron laser: Experiments and simulations

Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
2008-09-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1098-4402
Contributors: P. Crooker; W. Colson; J. Blau; D. Burggraff; J. Aguilar; S. Benson; G. Neil; M. Shinn; P. Evtushenko
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Stephen Benson

Simulation of a high-average power free-electron laser oscillator

Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
2007-03-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1098-4402
Contributors: H. P. Freund; M. Shinn; S. V. Benson
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Stephen Benson

Free-electron-laser oscillator with a linear taper

Physical Review E
2002-11-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1063-651X
Part of ISSN: 1095-3787
Contributors: A. Christodoulou; D. Lampiris; K. Polykandriotis; W. B. Colson; P. P. Crooker; S. Benson; J. Gubeli; G. R. Neil
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Transient mirror heating theory and experiment in the Jefferson Lab IR Demo FEL

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
2001-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-9002
Contributors: S Benson; Michelle Shinn; G.R Neil
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Stephen Benson

Sustained Kilowatt Lasing in a Free-Electron Laser with Same-Cell Energy Recovery

Physical Review Letters
2000-01-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0031-9007
Part of ISSN: 1079-7114
Contributors: G. R. Neil; C. L. Bohn; S. V. Benson; G. Biallas; D. Douglas; H. F. Dylla; R. Evans; J. Fugitt; A. Grippo; J. Gubeli et al.
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Stephen Benson

Optical modeling of the Jefferson Laboratory IR demo FEL

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A
1998 | Journal article | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Stephen Benson; Paul Davidson; Peter Kloeppel; George Neil; Michelle Shinn
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Stephen Benson

Warm cavity modes of free-electron laser resonators with on-axis holes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
1993 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0018-9197
Contributors: G.A. Barnett; S.V. Benson; J.M.J. Madey
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Stephen Benson

Optical cavities for free electron lasers

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
1991-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-9002
Contributors: Stephen Benson
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Stephen Benson

First demonstration of a free-electron laser driven by electrons from a laser-irradiated photocathode

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
1990-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-9002
Contributors: Mark Curtin; Glenn Bennett; Robert Burke; Anup Bhowmik; Phillip Metty; Stephen Benson; J.M.J. Madey
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Stephen Benson

Demonstration of harmonic lasing in a free-electron laser

Physical Review A
1989-02-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0556-2791
Contributors: Stephen V. Benson; John M. J. Madey
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Stephen Benson

First operation of the Rocketdyne/Stanford free electron laser

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
1988-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0168-9002
Contributors: Anup Bhowmik; Mark S. Curtin; Wayne A. McMullin; Stephen V. Benson; John M.J. Madey; Bruce A. Richman; Louis Vintro
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Stephen Benson

Transverse mode frequency pulling in free electron lasers

Optics Communications
1985-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0030-4018
Contributors: Stephen V. Benson; John M.J. Madey
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Stephen Benson

Optical Autocorrelation Function of a 3.2-μm Free-Electron Laser

Physical Review Letters
1982-01-25 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0031-9007
Contributors: S. Benson; D. A. G. Deacon; J. N. Eckstein; J. M. J. Madey; K. Robinson; T. I. Smith; R. Taber
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Stephen Benson

Peer review (9 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for iScience. (1)
Review activity for Physics of plasmas. (4)
Review activity for Review of scientific instruments online. (4)