RESUMO
A scheme to generate wide-bandwidth radiation using a step-wise tapered undulator with a segmented structure is proposed. This magnetic field configuration allows to broaden the undulator harmonic spectrum by two orders of magnitude, providing 1â keV bandwidth with spectral flux density exceeding 1016â photons s-1 mm-2 (0.1% bandwidth)-1 at 5â keV on the sample. Such a magnetic setup is applicable to superconducting devices where magnetic tapering cannot be arranged mechanically. The resulting radiation with broadband spectrum and flat-top shape may be exploited at a multipurpose beamline for scanning over the spectrum at time scales of 10-100â ms. The radiation from a segmented undulator is described analytically and derivations with numerical simulations are verified. In addition, a start-to-end simulation of an optical beamline is performed and issues related to the longitudinally distributed radiation source and its image upon focusing on the sample are addressed.