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At ELETTRA, a Streak Camera system has been
installed and tested. The bunch length is a significant
machine parameter to measure, as it allows a direct
derivation of fundamental machine characteristics, like its
broadband impedance. At ELETTRA the Light from a
Storage Ring Dipole is delivered through an optical
system to an Optical Laboratory where it can be observed
and analysed.
The Streak Camera is equipped with different timebases,
allowing both single sweep and dual sweep
operation modes, including the Synchroscan mode. The
Synchroscan frequency equal to 250 MHz, which is half
of the ELETTRA RF frequency, allows the acquisition of
consecutive bunches, 2ns apart. To fully exploit the
performances of the Streak Camera, an optical path has
been arranged which includes a fast opto-electronic
shutter. By doing so, the optical power deposited on the
photo-cathode is reduced in the different ELETTRA
fillings.
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