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The injector laser of the VUV-FEL at DESY, Hamburg, was modified to allow the generation of double-pulses, separated by a few cycles of the 1.3 GHz radio-frequency. Such double pulses are needed for driving the planned infrared/VUV pump/probe facility. Construction constraints of the facility will result in an optical path length about 80 cm longer for the infrared. Although the VUV can be delayed using normal-incidence multilayer mirrors at selected wavelengths, a fully flexible scheme is achieved by accelerating two electron bunches separated by more than the path length difference and then combine the infrared radiation from the first with the VUV from the second. This paper explains schemes for the generation of double-pulses with the laser system. It summarizes experimental studies of the effect on the operation of diagnostic instrumentation and on the tunability of the machine. Of special concern is the effect of wakefields on the quality of the second bunch, critical for achieving lasing.
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