FLASH - Present status and commissioning results
(2011) 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2011 In IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference p.923-927- Abstract
The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free- Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the highgain- 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 highgain- 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.
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- Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
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@inproceedings{dfe5888b-a520-46c5-85e8-5cedbd6fa187, abstract = {{<p>The sFLASH-experiment has been built at the Free- Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) to study the highgain- 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 B̈odewadt, 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 Khan, S. and Ischebeck, R.}}, booktitle = {{IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference}}, isbn = {{9789290833666}}, language = {{eng}}, month = {{12}}, pages = {{923--927}}, series = {{IPAC 2011 - 2nd International Particle Accelerator Conference}}, title = {{FLASH - Present status and commissioning results}}, year = {{2011}}, }