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| THPKF030 | Progress Report on the construction of SOLEIL | 2332 |
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The construction of SOLEIL, the French new SR facility, was launched in Jan 2002. The construction of the building has started in Aug 2003 and will enable a progressive beneficial occupancy from summer 2004 onwards. It is foreseen to achieve the commissioning of the 100 MeV Linac by the end of 2004, of the 3 Hz Booster in spring 2005 and of the 2.75 GeV Storage Ring by the end of 2005. All the major components have been ordered and some have already been delivered : the Booster and SR dipole magnets, the Linac sections and the Booster RF cavity. Some innovative development have been initiated specifically for SOLEIL: A 352 MHz SC RF cavity, solid state RF amplifiers for the Booster (40 kW) and the Ring (2 x 190 kW), BPM digital electronics, Al NEG coated vacuum vessels for all straight parts of the ring, or electromagnetic undulators to provide high brilliance polarized light in the VUV range. In order to provide the best performances, significant attention was paid at each design stage (optics, magnets, BPM, vacuum and RF systems,..), involving a large effort of simulation, using 6D tracking codes, or evaluating in detail the contribution of each component to the machine impedance.
on behalf of the SOLEIL project team |