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Title: A Recirculating Linac-Based Facility for Ultrafast X-Ray Science

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OSTI ID:825734

We present an updated design for a proposed source of ultra-fast synchrotron radiation pulses based on a recirculating superconducting linac [1,2], in particular the incorporation of EUV and soft x-ray production. The project has been named LUX--Linac-based Ultrafast X-ray facility. The source produces intense x-ray pulses with duration of 10-100 fs at a 10 kHz repetition rate, with synchronization of 10's fs, optimized for the study of ultra-fast dynamics. The photon range covers the EUV to hard x-ray spectrum by use of seeded harmonic generation in undulators, and a specialized technique for ultra-short pulse photon production in the 1-10 keV range. High brightness rf photocathodes produce electron bunches which are optimized either for coherent emission in free electron lasers, or to provide a large x/y emittance ration and small vertical emittance which allows for manipulation to produce short-pulse hard x-rays. An injector linac accelerates the beam to 120 MeV, and is followed by f our passes through a 600-720 MeV recirculating linac. We outline the major technical components of the proposed facility.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
825734
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACC-03-11; DOE/ER/40150-2809; TRN: US0402591
Resource Relation:
Conference: PAC 2003, Portland, OR (US), 05/12/2003; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English