2011 Particle Accelerator Conference - List of Authors (Sheffield, R.L.)

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MaRIE X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Pre-Conceptual Design

799

B.E. Carlsten, C.W. Barnes, K. Bishofberger, L.D. Duffy, C.E. Heath, Q.R. Marksteiner, D.C. Nguyen, S.J. Russell, R.L. Sheffield, E.I. Simakov, N.A. Yampolsky
LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
R.D. Ryne
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA

Funding: This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through the LANL/LDRD and MaRIE programs.
The proposed Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes (MaRIE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory will include a 50-keV X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL), a significant extension from planned and existing XFEL facilities. To prevent an unacceptably large energy spread arising from energy diffusion, the electron beam energy should not exceed 20 GeV, which puts a significant constraint on the beam emittance. To achieve a sufficiently high gradient of 50 MV/m, an rf frequency of 11.424 GHz is considered. A 100-pC baseline design is presented along with advanced technology options to increase the photon flux and to generate longitudinal coherency through single-bunch optical seeding, pre-bunching the electron beam, and combinations of these techniques.

Slides TUODS1 [0.751 MB]

THP163

Pre-Conceptual Design Requirements for an X-Ray Free Electron Laser for the MaRIE Experimental Facility at LANL

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R.L. Sheffield, C.W. Barnes, M.A. Bourke, R.W. Garnett, M.S. Gulley, A.J. Taylor
LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

Funding: Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC52-06NA25396.
The MaRIE (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes) experimental facility will be used to advance materials science by providing the tools scientists need to develop materials that will perform predictably and on demand for currently unattainable lifetimes in extreme environments. The MaRIE facilities, the Multi-Probe Diagnostic Hall (MPDH), the Fission and Fusion Materials Facility (F³), and the Making, Measuring, and Modeling Materials (M4) Facility will each have experimental needs for one or more high-energy X-ray beam probes. MPDH will also require access to an electron beam probe. These probe beams can be created using a 20-GeV electron linac, both to serve as a source of electrons and as a driver for a set of up to five X-ray undulators for the high-energy X-rays. Because of space considerations at the facility, a high-gradient design is being investigated that will use a normal-conducting linac and X-band RF systems. Experimental requirements are also calling for relatively long pulse lengths, as well as interleaving high- and low-charge electron bunches. This paper will provide an overview of how an XFEL would address the scientific requirements for MaRIE.

Paper	Title	Page
TUODS1	MaRIE X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Pre-Conceptual Design	799
	B.E. Carlsten, C.W. Barnes, K. Bishofberger, L.D. Duffy, C.E. Heath, Q.R. Marksteiner, D.C. Nguyen, S.J. Russell, R.L. Sheffield, E.I. Simakov, N.A. Yampolsky LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA R.D. Ryne LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
	Funding: This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through the LANL/LDRD and MaRIE programs. The proposed Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes (MaRIE) facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory will include a 50-keV X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL), a significant extension from planned and existing XFEL facilities. To prevent an unacceptably large energy spread arising from energy diffusion, the electron beam energy should not exceed 20 GeV, which puts a significant constraint on the beam emittance. To achieve a sufficiently high gradient of 50 MV/m, an rf frequency of 11.424 GHz is considered. A 100-pC baseline design is presented along with advanced technology options to increase the photon flux and to generate longitudinal coherency through single-bunch optical seeding, pre-bunching the electron beam, and combinations of these techniques.
	Slides TUODS1 [0.751 MB]

THP163	Pre-Conceptual Design Requirements for an X-Ray Free Electron Laser for the MaRIE Experimental Facility at LANL	2417
	R.L. Sheffield, C.W. Barnes, M.A. Bourke, R.W. Garnett, M.S. Gulley, A.J. Taylor LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
	Funding: Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC52-06NA25396. The MaRIE (Matter-Radiation Interactions in Extremes) experimental facility will be used to advance materials science by providing the tools scientists need to develop materials that will perform predictably and on demand for currently unattainable lifetimes in extreme environments. The MaRIE facilities, the Multi-Probe Diagnostic Hall (MPDH), the Fission and Fusion Materials Facility (F³), and the Making, Measuring, and Modeling Materials (M4) Facility will each have experimental needs for one or more high-energy X-ray beam probes. MPDH will also require access to an electron beam probe. These probe beams can be created using a 20-GeV electron linac, both to serve as a source of electrons and as a driver for a set of up to five X-ray undulators for the high-energy X-rays. Because of space considerations at the facility, a high-gradient design is being investigated that will use a normal-conducting linac and X-band RF systems. Experimental requirements are also calling for relatively long pulse lengths, as well as interleaving high- and low-charge electron bunches. This paper will provide an overview of how an XFEL would address the scientific requirements for MaRIE.