sFLASH - Present status and commissioning results
(2011) 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference, FEL 2011 In FEL 2011 - 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference p.194-197- Abstract
The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free-Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the high-gain-FEL amplification of a laser seed from a high harmonic generation (HHG) source. Ideally, the HHG-seed can be amplified up to a GW-power level, improving both the shot-to-shot stability and the longitudinal coherence of the FEL-pulse. In 2010/2011 the sFLASH-components and sub-systems have been fully installed and commissioned within about 300 hours FLASH beam time dedicated to the seeding project. Procedures to achieve a full six-dimensional overlap between the seed and the electron bunch have been developed and tested. An important milestone reached in the commissioning period is the sFLASH-SASE lasing mode, which was being... (More)
The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free-Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the high-gain-FEL amplification of a laser seed from a high harmonic generation (HHG) source. Ideally, the HHG-seed can be amplified up to a GW-power level, improving both the shot-to-shot stability and the longitudinal coherence of the FEL-pulse. In 2010/2011 the sFLASH-components and sub-systems have been fully installed and commissioned within about 300 hours FLASH beam time dedicated to the seeding project. Procedures to achieve a full six-dimensional overlap between the seed and the electron bunch have been developed and tested. An important milestone reached in the commissioning period is the sFLASH-SASE lasing mode, which was being achieved on a regular basis. A step forward towards the next milestone - the direct seeding in the XUV-wavelength range - is the sFLASH-upgrade during the planed FLASH-shutdown in autumn 2011. In this contribution the main commissioning results and highlights of the operational experience will be discussed in detail.
(Less)
- author
- publishing date
- 2011-12-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- host publication
- FEL 2011 - 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference
- series title
- FEL 2011 - 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference
- pages
- 4 pages
- conference name
- 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference, FEL 2011
- conference location
- Shanghai, China
- conference dates
- 2011-08-22 - 2011-08-26
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:84884659573
- ISBN
- 9783954501175
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 873ef801-56c5-41db-b548-5e88017c0ac6
- date added to LUP
- 2020-02-12 21:53:55
- date last changed
- 2023-09-23 23:32:28
@inproceedings{873ef801-56c5-41db-b548-5e88017c0ac6, abstract = {{<p>The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free-Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the high-gain-FEL amplification of a laser seed from a high harmonic generation (HHG) source. Ideally, the HHG-seed can be amplified up to a GW-power level, improving both the shot-to-shot stability and the longitudinal coherence of the FEL-pulse. In 2010/2011 the sFLASH-components and sub-systems have been fully installed and commissioned within about 300 hours FLASH beam time dedicated to the seeding project. Procedures to achieve a full six-dimensional overlap between the seed and the electron bunch have been developed and tested. An important milestone reached in the commissioning period is the sFLASH-SASE lasing mode, which was being achieved on a regular basis. A step forward towards the next milestone - the direct seeding in the XUV-wavelength range - is the sFLASH-upgrade during the planed FLASH-shutdown in autumn 2011. In this contribution the main commissioning results and highlights of the operational experience will be discussed in detail.</p>}}, author = {{Ackermann, S. and Azima, Armin and Bödewadt, J. and Curbis, F. and Drescher, M. and Hass, E. and Mittenzwey, M. and Maltezopoulos, T. and Miltchev, V. and Rönsch-Schulenburg, J. and Rossbach, J. and Tarkeshian, R. and Delsim-Hashemi, H. and Honkavaara, K. and Laarmann, Tim and Schlarb, H. and Schreiber, S. and Tischer, M. and Ischebeck, R.}}, booktitle = {{FEL 2011 - 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference}}, isbn = {{9783954501175}}, language = {{eng}}, month = {{12}}, pages = {{194--197}}, series = {{FEL 2011 - 33rd International Free Electron Laser Conference}}, title = {{sFLASH - Present status and commissioning results}}, year = {{2011}}, }