• A.S. Aryshev, N. Terunuma, J. Urakawa
  KEK, Ibaraki
• S.T. Boogert, V. Karataev
  JAI, Egham, Surrey
• D.F. Howell
  OXFORDphysics, Oxford, Oxon

Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) appearing when a charged particle crosses a boundary between two media with different dielectric properties has widely been used as a tool for transverse profile measurements of charged particle beams in various facilities worldwide. The resolution of the conventional monitors is defined by so-called Point Spread Function (PSF) dimension - the source distribution generated by a single electron and projected by an optical system onto a screen. In our experiment we managed to create a system which can practically measure the PSF distribution. We demonstrated that is it is non-uniform. In this paper we represent the development of a novel sub-micrometer electron beam profile monitor based on the measurements of the PSF structure. The visibility of the structure is sensitive to micrometer electron beam dimensions. In this report we shall represent the recent experimental results. The future plans on the optimization of the monitor will also be presented.

• A.S. Aryshev, S. Araki, M.K. Fukuda, J. Urakawa
  KEK, Ibaraki
• V. Karataev
  JAI, Egham, Surrey
• G.A. Naumenko
  INPR, Tomsk
• A. Potylitsyn, L.G. Sukhikh, D. Verigin
  TPU, Tomsk
• K. Sakaue
  RISE, Tokyo

High-brightness and reliable sources in the VUV and the soft X-ray region may be used for numerous applications in such areas as medicine, biology, biochemistry, material science, etc. 4th generation light sources based on X-ray free electron lasers are being built in a few world's leading laboratories. However, those installations are very expensive and the access to wider community is very limited. We propose a new approach to produce the intense beams of X-rays in the range of less than 500 eV based on compact electron accelerator. An ultimate goal of the project is to create a compact soft X-ray source based on Thomson scattering of Coherent Diffraction Radiation (CDR) using a small accelerator machine. CDR is generated when a charged particle moves in the vicinity of an obstacle. The radiation is coherent when its wavelength is comparable to or longer than the bunch length. The CDR waves will be generated in an opened resonator formed by two mirrors. In this report we represent the status of the experiment. The pilot experimental results and general hardware design will be demonstrated.

• M. Micheler, G.A. Blair, G.E. Boorman, V. Karataev, K. Lekomtsev
  JAI, Egham, Surrey
• R. Corsini, A.E. Dabrowski, T. Lefèvre
  CERN, Geneva
• S. Molloy
  Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey

A setup for the investigation of Coherent Diffraction Radiation (CDR) from a conducting screen as a tool for non-invasive longitudinal electron beam profile diagnostics has been designed and installed in the Combiner Ring Measurement (CRM) line of the CLIC Test Facility (CTF3, CERN). In this report the status of the monitor development and results on the interferometric measurements of CDR spectra are presented. The CDR signal correlation with an RF pickup and a streak camera is reported. The future plans for the system improvements are also discussed.