FEL2011 - List of Authors (Thompson, N.)

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First Lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL at Daresbury Laboratory

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D.J. Dunning, S. Leonard, A.D. Smith
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
J.A. Clarke, Y.M. Saveliev, N. Thompson
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
M. Surman
STFC/DL/SRD, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

We report the first lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL, an oscillator FEL at the UK’s STFC Daresbury Laboratory. The ALICE (Accelerators and Lasers In Combined Experiments) facility is a testbed for advanced accelerator technologies and experiments, based on an Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) accelerator. First lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL was achieved on October 23rd 2010, making it the first FEL to operate in the UK, and the first FEL based on an ERL accelerator in Europe. First lasing was achieved at 27.5 MeV electron beam energy and 8 μm radiation wavelength. This report describes the steps taken in commissioning the FEL, and the characterisation of the FEL performance and output. Continuous wavelength tuning between 5.7-8 μm (through varying the undulator gap) has been demonstrated.

Slides MOOA2 [3.435 MB]

TUPB28

Considerations for a Light Source Test Facility at Daresbury Laboratory

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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.

Paper	Title	Page
MOOA2	First Lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL at Daresbury Laboratory	1
	D.J. Dunning, S. Leonard, A.D. Smith STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom J.A. Clarke, Y.M. Saveliev, N. Thompson Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom M. Surman STFC/DL/SRD, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	We report the first lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL, an oscillator FEL at the UK’s STFC Daresbury Laboratory. The ALICE (Accelerators and Lasers In Combined Experiments) facility is a testbed for advanced accelerator technologies and experiments, based on an Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) accelerator. First lasing of the ALICE IR-FEL was achieved on October 23rd 2010, making it the first FEL to operate in the UK, and the first FEL based on an ERL accelerator in Europe. First lasing was achieved at 27.5 MeV electron beam energy and 8 μm radiation wavelength. This report describes the steps taken in commissioning the FEL, and the characterisation of the FEL performance and output. Continuous wavelength tuning between 5.7-8 μm (through varying the undulator gap) has been demonstrated.
	Slides MOOA2 [3.435 MB]

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.