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MOPPH051 | Beam Stability Studies in the LCLS Linac | 94 |
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The beam stability specifications for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) Free-Electron Laser (FEL) at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) are critical for X-Ray power, pointing, and timing stability. Studies of the transverse, longitudinal, and intensity stability of the electron beam are presented. Some sources are identified, correlated, and quantified. | ||
MOPPH052 | Commissioning Experience with the Linac Coherent Light Source Feedback Systems | 98 |
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The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a SASE x-ray Free-Electron Laser (FEL) project under construction at SLAC. The machine commissioning includes the injector, the first and second bunch compressor stages, the linac up to 14 GeV, and the various beam diagnostics. To ensure the vitality of FEL lasing, it is critical to generate and preserve the high quality of the electron beam during acceleration and compression. The final beam quality can be very sensitive to system jitter. To minimize jitter, various transverse and longitudinal feedback systems are required. Here, we report the commissioning experience with these systems during the two phases of commissioning in 2007 - 2008. | ||
THBAU01 | Observation of Coherent Optical Transition Radiation in the LCLS Linac | 485 |
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The beam diagnostics in the linac for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray FEL project at SLAC includes optical transition radiation (OTR) screens for measurements of transverse and longitudinal beam properties. We report on observations of coherent light emission from the OTR screens (COTR) at visible, near-IR and UV wavelengths from the uncompressed and compressed electron beam at various stages in the accelerator. | ||
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FRAAU04 | Commissioning of the LCLS Linac and Bunch Compressors | 548 |
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The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a SASE x-ray Free-Electron Laser (FEL) project under construction at SLAC*. The injector section, from drive-laser and RF photocathode gun through the first bunch compressor chicane, was commissioned in the spring and summer of 2007. The second phase of commissioning, including the second bunch compressor chicane and various main linac modifications, was completed in January through August of 2008. We report here on experience gained during this second phase of machine commissioning, including the injector, the first and second bunch compressor stages, the linac up to 14 GeV, and the various beam diagnostics and measurements. The final commissioning phase, including the undulator and the long transport line from the linac, is set to begin in December 2008, with first light in July 2009.
* J. Arthur et al. SLAC-R-593, April 2002. |