Author: McKenzie, J.W.
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TUPB28 Considerations for a Light Source Test Facility at Daresbury Laboratory 308
 
  • N. Thompson
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning, J.W. McKenzie
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
 
  This paper considers design options for a dedicated light source test facility at Daresbury Laboratory in the United Kingdom. The facility layout should be easily configurable to enable exploration of many research themes including: ultrashort pulse generation; seeding and harmonic generation; direct laser/electron beam interactions; compact FELs; high brightness photoinjectors. The strategy is to develop and demonstrate novel concepts and expertise relevant to future generations of FEL-based light sources, significantly shortening the R&D phase of any future light source in the UK.