Author: Bajt, S.
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TUOAI01 First Direct Seeding at 38nm 197
 
  • C. Lechner, A. Azima, J. Bödewadt, M. Drescher, E. Hass, U. Hipp, Th. Maltezopoulos, V. Miltchev, M. Rehders, J. Rönsch-Schulenburg, J. Roßbach, R. Tarkeshian, M. Wieland
    Uni HH, Hamburg, Germany
  • S. Ackermann, S. Bajt, H. Dachraoui, H. Delsim-Hashemi, S. Düsterer, B. Faatz, K. Honkavaara, T. Laarmann, M. Mittenzwey, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber, L. Schroedter, M. Tischer
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • F. Curbis
    MAX-lab, Lund, Sweden
  • R. Ischebeck
    PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • S. Khan
    DELTA, Dortmund, Germany
  • V. Wacker
    University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
 
  Funding: The project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany under contract No. 05 K10GU1 and by the German Research Foundation programme graduate school 1355.
The sFLASH project at DESY is an experiment to study direct seeding using a source based on the high-harmonic generation (HHG) process. In contrast to SASE, a seeded FEL exhibits greatly improved longitudinal coherence and higher shot-to-shot stability (both spectral and energetic). In addition, the output of the seeded FEL is intrinsically synchronized to the HHG drive laser, thus enabling pump-probe experiments with a resolution of the order of 10 fs. The installation and successful commissioning of the sFLASH components in 2010/2011 has been followed by a planned upgrade in autumn 2011. As a result of these improvements, in spring 2012 direct HHG seeding at 38 nm has been successfully demonstrated. In this contribution, we describe the experimental layout and announce the first seeding at 38 nm.
 
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