A proposal for femtosecond x-ray generation in the SLC collider arcs

Technical Report · Wed Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/753237· OSTI ID:753237

Frisch, J C ^[1]

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1. SLAC

The high-energy electron beam from the SLAC linac, in conjunction with the bunch compression of the existing SLC collider arcs, provides the opportunity for an extremely short pulse spontaneous emission x-ray source with high brightness. Experiments at the SLC have already demonstrated peak currents of 10 kA at 46 GeV. The addition of a relatively simple undulator in the reverse-bend section of the north arc can generate x-ray radiation of wavelength < 1 {angstrom} with peak brightness higher than any existing source. This could be used for testing x-ray diagnostics and to gain experience with short pulse x-ray experiments as a precursor to high brightness experiments with the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). In addition, experiments with a short electron bunch, relevant to the LCLS and the Next Linear Collider (NLC) projects, might be carried out.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 753237
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-8308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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