WepresentthefirststepsofadesignoftheoptimalparametersforafullBraggX-Rayfreeelectronlaser(BX-FEL).AimingtowardsafuturesourceofcoherentX-rayradiation,operatinginthestrongComptonregime,weenvisagethesystemtobetheseedforanadvancedlightsourceorcompactmedicalX-raysource.Herewefocusonthedesignoftheacceleratorparameters:maximumgradient,optimalacceleratedcharge,maximumefficiency,and‘wakecoefficient’,whichrelatestothedeceleratingelectricfieldgeneratedduetothemotionofacharged-lineortrainofcharged-lines.Specifically,wedemonstratethatthemaximumefficiencyhasoptimalvalueandgiventhefluenceofthematerials,themaximumacceleratedchargeinthetrainisconstant.Thesetworesultsmightbeimportantinanyfuturedesign.
