Author: Roensch-Schulenburg, J.     [Rönsch-Schulenburg, J.]
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TUPPP053 Investigations on the Optimum Accelerator Parameters for the Ultra-Short Bunch Operation of the Free-Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) 1718
 
  • M. Rehders, J. Rönsch-Schulenburg, J. Roßbach
    Uni HH, Hamburg, Germany
  • T. Limberg, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
 
  Funding: The project is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) under contract No. 05K10GU2 and FSP301.
In order to produce the shortest possible radiation pulses using Free Electron Lasers like FLASH, various possibilities have been proposed during the last decade. Probably the most robust method is the generation of electron bunches that in the most extreme case are as short as a single longitudinal optical mode of the SASE (Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission) radiation. For FLASH this means that the bunch length has to be a few fs only. As a consequence, very low bunch charges (in the order of 20 pC) have to be used. To achieve these extremely short bunch lengths, a new photo-injector laser has been installed, which allows for the generation of shorter electron bunches right at the cathode. Simulations of the electron bunches and their six-dimensional phase-space distribution have been performed to investigate the optimum accelerator parameters during injection and to determine how to realize them. First results are discussed in this contribution.
 
 
MOPPP032 Longitudinal Phase Space Studies at the PITZ Facility 631
 
  • M. Mahgoub, J. Bähr, H.-J. Grabosch, M. Groß, L. Hakobyan, G. Klemz, G. Kourkafas, M. Krasilnikov, D. Malyutin, A. Oppelt, M. Otevřel, B. Petrosyan, K. Rosbach, F. Stephan, G. Vashchenko
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • I.I. Isaev
    MEPhI, Moscow, Russia
  • Ye. Ivanisenko
    IERT, Kharkov, Ukraine
  • M. Khojoyan
    ANSL, Yerevan, Armenia
  • J. Li
    USTC/NSRL, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China
  • B. Marchetti
    INFN-Roma II, Roma, Italy
  • D. Richter
    HZB, Berlin, Germany
  • J. Rönsch-Schulenburg
    Uni HH, Hamburg, Germany
 
  Photoinjectors are a cornerstone for short-wavelength Free Electron Lasers (FELs) like FLASH and the European XFEL in Hamburg, Germany. The Photo Injector Test facility at DESY, location Zeuthen (PITZ), was built to develop and optimize such photoinjectors. The PITZ facility is capable of generating long trains of electron bunches, which can be accelerated up to ~25 MeV/c. Studying and optimizing the longitudinal properties of the electron bunch is an important topic at PITZ. A streak system consisting of Silica Aerogel radiators, optical transition radiation (OTR) screens, optical transmission line, and a streak camera is used to study the longitudinal properties with an accuracy of some ps. Due to the high radiation level in the facility, many of the lenses in the optical transmission line have turned brown, reducing the efficiency of the system. Some of the lenses were recovered by baking them up to 180°C. In contrast, few sensitive objective lenses can not be baked, rather they were recovered via exposure to infrared radiation with the proper wave length. An overview of the system, the difficulties, and the modifications needed to overcome the radiation effects are presented.