Commissioning the Linac Coherent Light Source injector
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- 12 March 2008
- journal article
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- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
- Vol. 11 (3), 030703
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevstab.11.030703
Abstract
The Linac Coherent Light Source is a SASE x-ray free-electron laser (FEL) project presently under construction at SLAC [J. Arthur et al., SLAC-R-593, 2002.]. The injector section, from drive laser and rf photocathode gun through first bunch compressor chicane, was installed in the fall of 2006. The initial system commissioning with an electron beam was completed in August of 2007, with the goal of a 1.2-micron emittance in a 1-nC bunch demonstrated. The second phase of commissioning, including second bunch compressor and full linac, is planned for 2008, with FEL commissioning in 2009. We report experimental results and experience gained in the first phase of commissioning, including the photocathode drive laser, rf gun, photocathode, S-band and X-band rf systems, first bunch compressor, and the various beam diagnostics.Keywords
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