Trajectory Stability Modeling And Tolerances in the LCLS
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OSTI ID:902722
To maintain stable performance of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) x-ray free-electron laser, one must control the electron trajectory stability through the undulator to a small fraction of the beam size. BPM-based feedback loops running at 120 Hz will be effective in controlling jitter at low frequencies less than a few Hz. On the other hand, linac and injector stability tolerances must be chosen to limit jitter at higher frequencies. In this paper we study possible sources of high frequency jitter, including: (1) steering coil current regulation; (2) quadrupole magnet transverse vibrations; (3) quadrupole current regulation with transverse misalignments; (4) charge variations coupled to jitter through transverse wakefields of misaligned RF structures; and (5) bunch length variations coupled through coherent synchrotron radiation in the bunch compressor chicanes. Based on this study, we set component tolerances and estimate expected trajectory stability in the LCLS.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 902722
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-12491
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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