Author: Clarke, J.A.
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TU4P13 An Introduction to the UK XFEL Conceptual Design and Options Analysis 103
 
  • D.J. Dunning, D. Angal-Kalinin, J.A. Clarke, J. Henderson, S.L. Mathisen, B.L. Militsyn, M.D. Roper, E.W. Snedden, N. Thompson, D.A. Walsh, P.H. Williams
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • P. Aden, B.D. Fell
    STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • D. Angal-Kalinin, J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning, J. Henderson, B.L. Militsyn, N. Thompson, P.H. Williams
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.L. Collier, J.S. Green
    STFC/RAL, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, United Kingdom
  • J.P. Marangos
    Imperial College of Science and Technology, Department of Physics, London, United Kingdom
 
  In October 2022, the UK XFEL project entered a new phase to explore how best to deliver the advanced XFEL capabilities identified in the project’s Science Case. This phase includes developing a conceptual design for a unique new machine to fulfil the required capabilities and more. It also examines the possibility of investment opportunities at existing XFELs to deliver the same aims, and a comparison of the various options will be made. The desired next-generation capabilities include transform-limited operation across the entire X-ray range with pulse durations ranging from 100 as to 100 fs; evenly spaced high rep. rate pulses for enhanced data acquisition rates; optimised multi-colour FEL pulse delivery and a full array of synchronised sources (XUV-THz sources, electron beams and high power/high energy lasers). The project also incorporates sustainability as a key criteria. This contribution gives an overview of progress to date and future plans.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-FLS2023-TU4P13  
About • Received ※ 23 August 2023 — Revised ※ 25 August 2023 — Accepted ※ 30 August 2023 — Issued ※ 02 December 2023
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WE2A4
Scaling of Beam Collective Effects with Bunch Charge in the CompactLight Free-electron Laser  
 
  • S. Di Mitri, G. D’Auria, R.A. Rochow
    Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
  • M. Aicheler
    HIP, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • A. Aksoy
    Ankara University, Accelerator Technologies Institute, Golbasi, Turkey
  • D. Alesini, M. Diomede, M. Ferrario, A. Gallo, A. Giribono, J. Scifo, B. Spataro, C. Vaccarezza, A. Vannozzi
    LNF-INFN, Frascati, Italy
  • G. Burt
    Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • H.M. Castañeda Cortés, J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning, N. Thompson
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning, N. Thompson
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • M. Croia
    ENEA Casaccia, Roma, Italy
  • V.A. Goryashko
    Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
  • A. Latina, X.W. Wu, W. Wuensch
    CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
  • A. Mostacci
    Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  • F. Nguyen
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma), Italy
 
  The CompactLight European consortium is designing a state-of-the-art X-ray free-electron laser driven by radiofrequency X-band technology. Rooted in experimental data on photo-injector performance in the recent literature, this study estimates analytically and numerically the performance of the CompactLight delivery system for bunch charges in the range 75-300 pC. Space-charge forces in the injector, linac transverse wakefield, and coherent synchrotron radiation in bunch compressors are all taken into account. The study confirms efficient lasing in the soft X-rays regime with pulse energies up to hundreds of microjoules at repetition rates as high as 1 kHz.  
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FR2M1
Summary Report of Working Group D: Key Technologies  
 
  • J.A. Clarke
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • D.B. Bazyl
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • S. Casalbuoni
    EuXFEL, Schenefeld, Germany
  • O. Marcouillé
    SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
  • N. Nishimori
    QST, Tokai, Japan
 
  The paper highlights the key points arising from five insightful and instructive working group sessions.  
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