Author: Asano, Y.
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WEPC164 First Operation of a Fiber Beam Loss Monitor at the SACLA FEL 2367
 
  • X.-M. Maréchal, T. Itoga
    JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo, Japan
  • Y. Asano
    RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan
 
  A fiber-based Cerenkov beam loss monitor (CBLM) has been developed as a quick and long-range detection tool for radiation safety at the X-ray FEL SACLA (SPring-8 angstrom compact free electron laser) to minimize electron beam losses. Based on tests carried out at the 250 MeV SPring-8 Compact SASE Source facility, large core (400 μm), long (>120 m) multimode fibers were selected and installed in the undulator section of SACLA. We report on the first few months of operation of the CBLM. During the commissioning of the X-FEL, the CBLM has performed effectively, with a detection limit below 10 pC per pulse across the 110 meters of the in-vacuum undulators, and with a position accuracy of less than 2 m. Experimental results are presented along with detailed numerical studies including the geometry of in-vacuum insertion devices, and discussed.  
 
THPC165 Estimations for Demagnetization of ID Permanent Magnets due to Installation of OTR 3281
 
  • Y. Asano
    RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan
  • T. Bizen
    JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo, Japan
 
  Demagnetization due to high energy electron irradiation is one of the crucial issues for stable operation of X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and Synchrotron radiation (SR) facilities. Especially, during the commissioning, electron beam is scattered and then hits permanent magnets of insertion devices due to installation of some instrumentations such as OTR (Optical Transition Radiation) for beam diagnosis so that the estimation of demagnetization is very important to perform the commissioning smoothly. Fortunately, we found the index of demagnetization of Nd2Fe14B permanent magnets due to high energy electron irradiation. Star density produced by high energy photo-neutron reproduces experimental results of demagnetization. At SPring-8, in-vacuum type undulators have been employed for XFEL so that we estimate the demagnetization of the undulators for various cases such as electron energy in ranging from 2 GeV to 8 GeV and the permanent magnet gap from 2 mm to 40 mm. And we also estimate the allowable time to be able to insert the OTR.  
 
TUPC091 Operational Results of the Diamond-based Halo Monitor during Commissioning of SPring-8 XFEL (SACLA) 1218
 
  • H. Aoyagi
    JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo-ken, Japan
  • Y. Asano, H. Kitamura, T. Tanaka
    RIKEN/SPring-8, Hyogo, Japan
 
  Funding: This work is partly supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c) 21604017.
Measurement of electron beam halo is very important issue for X-ray free electron laser and synchrotron radiation facilities, because the beam halo may cause radiation damage of undulator magnets. Furthermore, it may cause degradation in quality of electron beam, and radio activation of beam ducts and components. In order to prevent these situations, a diamond-based halo monitor (HM) has been developed for the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser (SACLA). We have achieved excellent detection limit of 0.3 fC/pulse for single-shot measurement, which corresponds to the ratio of 10-6 to the beam core. The commissioning of the HM, which was installed at the upstream of 90m undulator, has been carried out, and it has been figured out that the intensity of the beam halo can be measured very nicely since secondary electrons and bremsstrahlung that are emitted in the accelerator components have not been observed. We also describe systematic profile measurements of the beam halo and operational results of the HM during the commissioning of SACLA.