FEL2019 - List of Authors (Prat, E.)

Paper	Title	Page
MOA02	First Lasing of a Free Electron Laser in the Soft X-Ray Spectral Range with Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation	7
	E. Allaria, A. Abrami, L. Badano, M. Bossi, N. Bruchon, F. Capotondi, D. Castronovo, M. Cautero, P. Cinquegrana, M. Coreno, I. Cudin, M.B. Danailov, G. De Ninno, A.A. Demidovich, S. Di Mitri, B. Diviacco, W.M. Fawley, M. Ferianis, L. Foglia, G. Gaio, F. Giacuzzo, L. Giannessi, S. Grulja, F. Iazzourene, G. Kurdi, M. Lonza, N. Mahne, M. Malvestuto, M. Manfredda, C. Masciovecchio, N.S. Mirian, I. Nikolov, G. Penco, E. Principi, L. Raimondi, P. Rebernik Ribič, R. Sauro, C. Scafuri, P. Sigalotti, S. Spampinati, C. Spezzani, L. Sturari, M. Svandrlik, M. Trovò, M. Veronese, D. Vivoda, M. Zaccaria, D. Zangrando, M. Zangrando Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy H.-H. Braun, E. Ferrari, E. Prat, S. Reiche PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland N. Bruchon University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy M. Coreno CNR-ISM, Trieste, Italy M.-E. Couprie, A. Ghaith SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France G. De Ninno University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia C. Feng SARI-CAS, Pudong, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China F. Frassetto, L.P. Poletto LUXOR, Padova, Italy D. Garzella CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France V. Grattoni DESY, Hamburg, Germany E. Hemsing SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA P. Miotti CNR-IFN, Padova, Italy G. Penn LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA M.A. Pop MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden E. Roussel PhLAM/CERCLA, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France T. Tanikawa EuXFEL, Schenefeld, Germany D. Xiang Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
	We report on the successful operation of a Free Electron Laser (FEL) in the Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation (EEHG) scheme at the FERMI facility at Sincrotrone Trieste. The experiment required a modification of the FEL-2 undulator line which, in normal operation, uses two stages of high-gain harmonic generation separated by a delay line. In addition to a new seed laser, the dispersion in the delay-line was increased, the second stage modulator changed and a new manipulator installed in the delay-line chicane hosting additional diagnostic components. With this modified setup we have demonstrated the first evidence of strong exponential gain in a free electron laser operated in EEHG mode at wavelengths as short as 5 nm.
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TUA03	Generation of Sub-Femtosecond X-Ray Pulses at SwissFEL
	A. Malyzhenkov, Y.P. Arbelo, S. Bettoni, P. Craievich, P. Dijkstal, E. Ferrari, P.N. Juranič, E. Prat, S. Reiche PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	We report on the first generation of sub-femtosecond hard X-ray FEL pulses at SwissFEL. A few microjoule pulses with a single spike in the frequency domain have been predicted by simulations and then experimentally demonstrated. Ultra-short X-ray pulses are produced by the electron bunch with a specially-tailored current profile and longitudinal phase space. This configuration is achieved by means of an optimized nonlinear compression. Two- and three-stage nonlinear compression schemes are compared in terms of FEL performance and stability. We also discuss different FEL lasing regimes that can be realized depending on the particular configuration of the electron beam and undulator settings.
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WEB02	Wire-Scanners with Sub-Micrometer Resolution: Developments and Measurements	307
	G.L. Orlandi, S. Borrelli, Ch. David, E. Ferrari, V. Guzenko, B. Hermann, O. Huerzeler, R. Ischebeck, C. Lombosi, C. Ozkan Loch, E. Prat PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland N. Cefarin, S. Dal Zilio, M. Lazzarino IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy M. Ferianis, G. Penco, M. Veronese Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
	Monitors of the beam transverse profile with ever more demanding spatial resolution and minimal invasivity are required by the FEL community. In order to improve the spatial resolution towards the sub-micrometer limit as well as to decrease the impact on the lasing process, nano-fabricated wire-scanners have been manufactured independently at PSI and FERMI by means of a lithographic technique [1,2]. Experimental tests carried out at SwissFEL at a low emittance demonstrated the capability of such innovative wire-scanner solutions to resolve beam transverse profiles with a size of 400-500 nm without being affected by any resolution limit. Status and outlook of nano-fabricated wire-scanners will be presented. [1] M. Veronese et al., NIM-A, 891, 32-36, (2018). [2] S. Borrelli et al., Comm. Phys.-Nature, 1, 52 (2018).
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WEP036	The PolariX-TDS Project: Bead-Pull Measurements and High-Power Test on the Prototype	396
	P. Craievich, M. Bopp, H.-H. Braun, A. Citterio, R. Ganter, T. Kleeb, F. Marcellini, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland R.W. Aßmann, F. Christie, R.T.P. D’Arcy, U. Dorda, M. Foese, P. Gonzalez Caminal, M. Hoffmann, M. Hüning, R. Jonas, O. Krebs, S. Lederer, V. Libov, B. Marchetti, D. Marx, J. Osterhoff, M. Reukauff, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber, G. Tews, M. Vogt, A. Wagner DESY, Hamburg, Germany N. Catalán Lasheras, A. Grudiev, G. McMonagle, W.L. Millar, S. Pitman, K.T. Szypula, W. Wuensch, V. del Pozo Romano CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland W.L. Millar Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	A collaboration between DESY, PSI and CERN has been established to develop and build an advanced modular X- band transverse deflection structure (TDS) system with the new feature of providing variable polarization of the deflecting force. The prototype of the novel X-band TDS, the Polarizable X-band (PolariX) TDS, was fabricated at PSI following the high-precision tuning-free production process developed for the C-band Linac of the SwissFEL project. Bead-pull RF measurements were also performed at PSI to verify, in particular, that the polarization of the dipole fields does not have any rotation along the structure. The high-power test was performed at CERN and now the TDS is at DESY and has been installed in FLASHForward, where the first streaking experience with beam will be accomplished. We summarize in this paper the status of the project, the results of the bead-pull measurements and the high power test.
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WEP037	RF Jitter and Electron Beam Stability in the SwissFEL Linac	400
	Z.G. Geng, J. Alex, V.R. Arsov, P. Craievich, C.H. Gough, R. Kalt, T. Lippuner, F. Löhl, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	The X-ray FEL machine SwissFEL at the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland is commissioned and transiting to user operation smoothly. FEL operation requires stringent requirements for the beam stability at the linac output, such as the electron bunch arrival time, peak current and energy. Among other things, a highly stable RF system is required to guarantee the beam stability. The SwissFEL RF system is designed based on the state-of-the-art technologies that have allowed achieving excellent RF stability. The propagation of RF amplitude and phase jitter to the electron beam are analyzed theoretically and compared with the measurements performed at SwissFEL.
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WED01	Experience with Short-Period, Small Gap Undulators at the SwissFEL Aramis Beamline	564
	T. Schmidt, M. Aiba, A.D. Alarcon, C. Arrell, S. Bettoni, M. Calvi, A. Cassar, E. Ferrari, R. Follath, R. Ganter, N. Hiller, P.N. Juranič, C. Kittel, F. Löhl, E. Prat, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger, D. Voulot, U.H. Wagner PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland N.J. Sammut University of Malta, Faculty of Engineering, Msida, Malta
	The SwissFEL Aramis beamline provides hard X-ray FEL radiation down to 1 Angström with 5.8 GeV and short period, 15 mm, in-vacuum undulators (U15). To reach the maximum designed K-value of 1.8 the U15s have to be operated with vacuum gaps down to 3.0 mm. The thirteen-undulator modules are 4 m long and each of them is equipped with a pair of permanent magnet quadrupoles at the two ends, aligned magnetically to the undulator axis. Optical systems and dedicated photon diagnostics are used to check the alignment and improve the K-value calibration. In this talk the main steps of the undulator commissioning will be recalled and a systematic comparison between the magnetic results and the electron and photon based measurements will be reported to highlight achievements and open issues.
	Slides WED01 [13.825 MB]
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THB03	Emittance Measurements and Minimization at SwissFEL
	E. Prat, M. Aiba, S. Bettoni, P. Craievich, P. Dijkstal, E. Ferrari, R. Ischebeck, F. Löhl, A. Malyzhenkov, G.L. Orlandi, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	The transverse emittance of the electron beam is a fundamental parameter that determines the performance of free-electron-lasers (FELs). In this contribution, we present emittance measurements carried out at SwissFEL, the X-ray FEL facility that recently started to operate at PSI in Switzerland, including a description of our measurement methods and optimization procedures. We obtained slice emittance values at the undulator entrance down to ~200 nm for an electron beam with a charge of 200 pC and an r.m.s. duration of ~30 fs. Furthermore, we achieved slice emittances as low as ~100 nm for 10 pC beams with few femtosecond duration.
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THP085	Status of Athos, the Soft X-Ray FEL Line of SwissFEL	753
	R. Ganter, G. Aeppli, A. Al Haddad, J. Alex, C. Arrell, V.R. Arsov, S. Bettoni, C. Bostedt, H.-H. Braun, M. Calvi, T. Celcer, P. Craievich, R. Follath, F. Frei, N. Gaiffi, Z.G. Geng, C.H. Gough, M. Huppert, R. Ischebeck, H. Jöhri, P.N. Juranič, B. Keil, F. Löhl, F. Marcellini, G. Marinkovic, G.L. Orlandi, C. Ozkan Loch, M. Paraliev, L. Patthey, M. Pedrozzi, C. Pradervand, E. Prat, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger, T. Schmidt, K. Schnorr, C. Svetina, A. Trisorio, C. Vicario, D. Voulot, U.H. Wagner, A.C. Zandonella PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	The Athos line will cover the photon energy range from 250 to 1900 eV and will operate in parallel to the hard X-ray line Aramis of SwissFEL. The paper will describe the current layout of the Athos FEL line starting from the fast kicker magnet followed by the dogleg transfer line, the small linac and the 16 APPLE undulators. From there the photon beam passes through the photonics front end and the beamline optics before reaching the experimental stations AMO and FURKA. The focus of this contribution will be on the two bunch operation commissioning (two bunches in the same RF macropulse), which started in 2018, and the characterization of the major components like the APPLE X undulator UE38, the CHIC chicane and the dechirper. The Athos installation inside the tunnel is alternating with Aramis FEL user operation and the first lasing is planned for winter 2019 / 2020.
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THP086	Operation Modes of the SwissFEL Soft X-Ray Beamline Athos	757
	S. Reiche, E. Ferrari, E. Prat, T. Schietinger PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
	SwissFEL drives the two FEL beamlines Aramis and Athos, a hard and soft X-ray FEL, respectively. The layout of Athos extends from a simple SASE FEL beamline with the addition of delaying chicanes, external seeding and beam manipulation with wakefield sources (dechirper). It reserves also the space for a possible upgrade to self-seeding. This presentation gives an overview on the detailed layout enabling the unique operation modes of the Athos facility.
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First Lasing of a Free Electron Laser in the Soft X-Ray Spectral Range with Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation

7

E. Allaria, A. Abrami, L. Badano, M. Bossi, N. Bruchon, F. Capotondi, D. Castronovo, M. Cautero, P. Cinquegrana, M. Coreno, I. Cudin, M.B. Danailov, G. De Ninno, A.A. Demidovich, S. Di Mitri, B. Diviacco, W.M. Fawley, M. Ferianis, L. Foglia, G. Gaio, F. Giacuzzo, L. Giannessi, S. Grulja, F. Iazzourene, G. Kurdi, M. Lonza, N. Mahne, M. Malvestuto, M. Manfredda, C. Masciovecchio, N.S. Mirian, I. Nikolov, G. Penco, E. Principi, L. Raimondi, P. Rebernik Ribič, R. Sauro, C. Scafuri, P. Sigalotti, S. Spampinati, C. Spezzani, L. Sturari, M. Svandrlik, M. Trovò, M. Veronese, D. Vivoda, M. Zaccaria, D. Zangrando, M. Zangrando
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
H.-H. Braun, E. Ferrari, E. Prat, S. Reiche
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
N. Bruchon
University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
M. Coreno
CNR-ISM, Trieste, Italy
M.-E. Couprie, A. Ghaith
SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
G. De Ninno
University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
C. Feng
SARI-CAS, Pudong, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
F. Frassetto, L.P. Poletto
LUXOR, Padova, Italy
D. Garzella
CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
V. Grattoni
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
E. Hemsing
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
P. Miotti
CNR-IFN, Padova, Italy
G. Penn
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
M.A. Pop
MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
E. Roussel
PhLAM/CERCLA, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France
T. Tanikawa
EuXFEL, Schenefeld, Germany
D. Xiang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

We report on the successful operation of a Free Electron Laser (FEL) in the Echo Enabled Harmonic Generation (EEHG) scheme at the FERMI facility at Sincrotrone Trieste. The experiment required a modification of the FEL-2 undulator line which, in normal operation, uses two stages of high-gain harmonic generation separated by a delay line. In addition to a new seed laser, the dispersion in the delay-line was increased, the second stage modulator changed and a new manipulator installed in the delay-line chicane hosting additional diagnostic components. With this modified setup we have demonstrated the first evidence of strong exponential gain in a free electron laser operated in EEHG mode at wavelengths as short as 5 nm.

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TUA03

Generation of Sub-Femtosecond X-Ray Pulses at SwissFEL

A. Malyzhenkov, Y.P. Arbelo, S. Bettoni, P. Craievich, P. Dijkstal, E. Ferrari, P.N. Juranič, E. Prat, S. Reiche
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

We report on the first generation of sub-femtosecond hard X-ray FEL pulses at SwissFEL. A few microjoule pulses with a single spike in the frequency domain have been predicted by simulations and then experimentally demonstrated. Ultra-short X-ray pulses are produced by the electron bunch with a specially-tailored current profile and longitudinal phase space. This configuration is achieved by means of an optimized nonlinear compression. Two- and three-stage nonlinear compression schemes are compared in terms of FEL performance and stability. We also discuss different FEL lasing regimes that can be realized depending on the particular configuration of the electron beam and undulator settings.

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WEB02

Wire-Scanners with Sub-Micrometer Resolution: Developments and Measurements

307

G.L. Orlandi, S. Borrelli, Ch. David, E. Ferrari, V. Guzenko, B. Hermann, O. Huerzeler, R. Ischebeck, C. Lombosi, C. Ozkan Loch, E. Prat
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
N. Cefarin, S. Dal Zilio, M. Lazzarino
IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy
M. Ferianis, G. Penco, M. Veronese
Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy

Monitors of the beam transverse profile with ever more demanding spatial resolution and minimal invasivity are required by the FEL community. In order to improve the spatial resolution towards the sub-micrometer limit as well as to decrease the impact on the lasing process, nano-fabricated wire-scanners have been manufactured independently at PSI and FERMI by means of a lithographic technique [1,2]. Experimental tests carried out at SwissFEL at a low emittance demonstrated the capability of such innovative wire-scanner solutions to resolve beam transverse profiles with a size of 400-500 nm without being affected by any resolution limit. Status and outlook of nano-fabricated wire-scanners will be presented.
[1] M. Veronese et al., NIM-A, 891, 32-36, (2018).
[2] S. Borrelli et al., Comm. Phys.-Nature, 1, 52 (2018).

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WEP036

The PolariX-TDS Project: Bead-Pull Measurements and High-Power Test on the Prototype

396

P. Craievich, M. Bopp, H.-H. Braun, A. Citterio, R. Ganter, T. Kleeb, F. Marcellini, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
R.W. Aßmann, F. Christie, R.T.P. D’Arcy, U. Dorda, M. Foese, P. Gonzalez Caminal, M. Hoffmann, M. Hüning, R. Jonas, O. Krebs, S. Lederer, V. Libov, B. Marchetti, D. Marx, J. Osterhoff, M. Reukauff, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber, G. Tews, M. Vogt, A. Wagner
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
N. Catalán Lasheras, A. Grudiev, G. McMonagle, W.L. Millar, S. Pitman, K.T. Szypula, W. Wuensch, V. del Pozo Romano
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
W.L. Millar
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

A collaboration between DESY, PSI and CERN has been established to develop and build an advanced modular X- band transverse deflection structure (TDS) system with the new feature of providing variable polarization of the deflecting force. The prototype of the novel X-band TDS, the Polarizable X-band (PolariX) TDS, was fabricated at PSI following the high-precision tuning-free production process developed for the C-band Linac of the SwissFEL project. Bead-pull RF measurements were also performed at PSI to verify, in particular, that the polarization of the dipole fields does not have any rotation along the structure. The high-power test was performed at CERN and now the TDS is at DESY and has been installed in FLASHForward, where the first streaking experience with beam will be accomplished. We summarize in this paper the status of the project, the results of the bead-pull measurements and the high power test.

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WEP037

RF Jitter and Electron Beam Stability in the SwissFEL Linac

400

Z.G. Geng, J. Alex, V.R. Arsov, P. Craievich, C.H. Gough, R. Kalt, T. Lippuner, F. Löhl, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

The X-ray FEL machine SwissFEL at the Paul Scherrer Institut in Switzerland is commissioned and transiting to user operation smoothly. FEL operation requires stringent requirements for the beam stability at the linac output, such as the electron bunch arrival time, peak current and energy. Among other things, a highly stable RF system is required to guarantee the beam stability. The SwissFEL RF system is designed based on the state-of-the-art technologies that have allowed achieving excellent RF stability. The propagation of RF amplitude and phase jitter to the electron beam are analyzed theoretically and compared with the measurements performed at SwissFEL.

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WED01

Experience with Short-Period, Small Gap Undulators at the SwissFEL Aramis Beamline

564

T. Schmidt, M. Aiba, A.D. Alarcon, C. Arrell, S. Bettoni, M. Calvi, A. Cassar, E. Ferrari, R. Follath, R. Ganter, N. Hiller, P.N. Juranič, C. Kittel, F. Löhl, E. Prat, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger, D. Voulot, U.H. Wagner
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
N.J. Sammut
University of Malta, Faculty of Engineering, Msida, Malta

The SwissFEL Aramis beamline provides hard X-ray FEL radiation down to 1 Angström with 5.8 GeV and short period, 15 mm, in-vacuum undulators (U15). To reach the maximum designed K-value of 1.8 the U15s have to be operated with vacuum gaps down to 3.0 mm. The thirteen-undulator modules are 4 m long and each of them is equipped with a pair of permanent magnet quadrupoles at the two ends, aligned magnetically to the undulator axis. Optical systems and dedicated photon diagnostics are used to check the alignment and improve the K-value calibration. In this talk the main steps of the undulator commissioning will be recalled and a systematic comparison between the magnetic results and the electron and photon based measurements will be reported to highlight achievements and open issues.

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THB03

Emittance Measurements and Minimization at SwissFEL

E. Prat, M. Aiba, S. Bettoni, P. Craievich, P. Dijkstal, E. Ferrari, R. Ischebeck, F. Löhl, A. Malyzhenkov, G.L. Orlandi, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

The transverse emittance of the electron beam is a fundamental parameter that determines the performance of free-electron-lasers (FELs). In this contribution, we present emittance measurements carried out at SwissFEL, the X-ray FEL facility that recently started to operate at PSI in Switzerland, including a description of our measurement methods and optimization procedures. We obtained slice emittance values at the undulator entrance down to ~200 nm for an electron beam with a charge of 200 pC and an r.m.s. duration of ~30 fs. Furthermore, we achieved slice emittances as low as ~100 nm for 10 pC beams with few femtosecond duration.

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THP085

Status of Athos, the Soft X-Ray FEL Line of SwissFEL

753

R. Ganter, G. Aeppli, A. Al Haddad, J. Alex, C. Arrell, V.R. Arsov, S. Bettoni, C. Bostedt, H.-H. Braun, M. Calvi, T. Celcer, P. Craievich, R. Follath, F. Frei, N. Gaiffi, Z.G. Geng, C.H. Gough, M. Huppert, R. Ischebeck, H. Jöhri, P.N. Juranič, B. Keil, F. Löhl, F. Marcellini, G. Marinkovic, G.L. Orlandi, C. Ozkan Loch, M. Paraliev, L. Patthey, M. Pedrozzi, C. Pradervand, E. Prat, S. Reiche, T. Schietinger, T. Schmidt, K. Schnorr, C. Svetina, A. Trisorio, C. Vicario, D. Voulot, U.H. Wagner, A.C. Zandonella
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

The Athos line will cover the photon energy range from 250 to 1900 eV and will operate in parallel to the hard X-ray line Aramis of SwissFEL. The paper will describe the current layout of the Athos FEL line starting from the fast kicker magnet followed by the dogleg transfer line, the small linac and the 16 APPLE undulators. From there the photon beam passes through the photonics front end and the beamline optics before reaching the experimental stations AMO and FURKA. The focus of this contribution will be on the two bunch operation commissioning (two bunches in the same RF macropulse), which started in 2018, and the characterization of the major components like the APPLE X undulator UE38, the CHIC chicane and the dechirper. The Athos installation inside the tunnel is alternating with Aramis FEL user operation and the first lasing is planned for winter 2019 / 2020.

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THP086

Operation Modes of the SwissFEL Soft X-Ray Beamline Athos

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S. Reiche, E. Ferrari, E. Prat, T. Schietinger
PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland

SwissFEL drives the two FEL beamlines Aramis and Athos, a hard and soft X-ray FEL, respectively. The layout of Athos extends from a simple SASE FEL beamline with the addition of delaying chicanes, external seeding and beam manipulation with wakefield sources (dechirper). It reserves also the space for a possible upgrade to self-seeding. This presentation gives an overview on the detailed layout enabling the unique operation modes of the Athos facility.

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reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-FEL2019-THP086

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paper received ※ 23 August 2019 paper accepted ※ 16 September 2019 issue date ※ 05 November 2019

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