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Running the light source during dedicated shifts in the so-called 'low alpha' mode, BESSY serves two major user groups: THz experiments take advantage of intense, coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) generated by the short bunches. Time resolved experiments appreciate the very short, high intensity VUV and x-ray pulses in the ps range that help, e.g., prepare the high resolution, low intensity fs-slicing experiments. In the 'low alpha' mode, the sensitivity of the storage ring with respect to energy and horizontal orbit is increased by orders of magnitude while the user experiments require the same beam stability as in 'normal' mode. In this paper an overview of the operational conditions of this specific user mode, the stabilization measures taken, observations and available diagnostic results as well as the achievements and shortcomings of the adapted slow orbit feedback are given.
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