The MIT Bates X-ray laser project

Author

Zwart, T. ; Farkhondeh, M. ; Graves, W.S. ; Kaertner, F. ; Milner, R. ; Moncton, D.E. ; Tschalaer, C. ; van der Laan, J.B. ; Wang, F. ; Zolfaghari, A.

Author_Institution

MIT Bates, Middleton, MA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

980

Abstract

MIT and the Bates Linear Accelerator Center are exploring the construction of an X-ray free electron laser user facility. It will be based on a superconducting linac of 4-8 GeV energy, and produce XUV light in the 0.3-100 nm range at kilohertz repetition rates. The facility will be a full user facility incorporating up to 30 beamlines. Conventional lasers that produce the electron beam, seed the FEL and execute pump-probe experiments are carefully integrated. The current design of the facility is discussed.

Keywords

X-ray lasers; X-ray production; beam handling equipment; electron accelerators; electron beams; free electron lasers; linear accelerators; 0.3 to 100 nm; 4 to 8 GeV; MIT Bates X-ray laser project; X-ray free electron laser; XUV light production; electron beam; kilohertz repetition rates; superconducting linac; Free electron lasers; Laboratories; Laser beams; Linear particle accelerator; Optical design; Pump lasers; Radio frequency; Superconducting photodetectors; Undulators; X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1289576

Filename

1289576