Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) design study report
The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the University of California at Los Angeles, is proposing to build a Free-Electron-Laser (FEL) R and D facility operating in the self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) mode in the wavelength range 1.5--15 {angstrom}. This FEL, called Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), utilizes the SLAC linac and produces sub-picosecond pulses of short wavelength x-rays with very high peak brightness and full transverse coherence. In this report, the Design Team has established performance parameters for all the major components of the LCLS and developed a layout of the entire system. Chapter 1 is the Executive Summary. Chapter 2 (Overview) provides a brief description of each of the major sections of the LCLS, from the rf photocathode gun, through the experimental stations and electron beam dump. Chapter 3 describes the scientific case for the LCLS. Chapter 4 provides a review of the principles of the FEL physics that the LCLS is based on, and Chapter 5 discusses the choice of the system's physical parameters. Chapters 6 through 10 describe in detail each major element of the system. Chapters 11 through 13 respectively cover undulator controls, mechanical alignment, and radiation issues.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Univ., Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 663282
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-R-521; ON: DE98059292; TRN: US200305%%622
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Supercedes report DE98059292; PBD: Apr 1998; PBD: 1 Apr 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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