• J.Y. Huang, Y.S. Bae, M.-H. Chun, Y.J. Han, S.-H. Jeong, H.-S. Kang, D.T. Kim, S.H. Kim, S.-C. Kim, I.S. Ko, H.J. Park, I.-S. Park, S.J. Park, Y.J. Park, S.Y. Rah, J.-H. Suh
  PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk
• J.H. Hong, C. Kim
  POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk

Funding: Work supported by Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)

Beam diagnostics for PAL-XFEL physics calls for precision of femto-second in time structure and sub-micrometer in beam position measurement(BPM). Existing instruments can be used for standard diagnostics such as single bunch charge measurement, wire scanner or optical transition radiator for beam size measurement. Instead, major R&D efforts should be focused on the measurement of femto-second bunch structure using electro-optic crystal, coherent radiation and transverse deflecting cavity. Nanometer BPM technique being developed in collaboration with linear collider group will also be utilized for sub-micrometer BPM. Overall plan and the ongoing R&D activities will be presented.

• W.H. Hwang, J. Choi, Y.J. Han, J.Y. Huang, H.-G. Kim, W.W. Lee
  PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk

Funding: Work supported by MOST and POSCO.

In PALXFEL [1], the specification of the beam energy spread and rf phase is tighter than PLS Linac. We examined the rf performance in the present PLS 2.5GeV Linac. The beam energy is changed by cooling temperature, air condition, and modulator high voltage jitter. The main factor to change the beam energy is the rf phase drift by environmental conditions. We measured rf phase drift according to the variation of environmental condition and cooling temperature. We reduced the beam energy drift and the rf phase drift in long-term by improvement of cooling and air conditioning control system. Also, rf phase compensation system is needed for stable beam quality. This paper describes the microwave system for the PALXFEL the rf phase measurement and phase compensation system.

[1] Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH Pohang 790-784, Korea

• E.-S. Kim, Y.J. Han, J.Y. Huang, S.J. Park
  PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk

Longitudinal space charge wake is an important source that can generate microbunching instability at accelerator systems for X-ray free-electron laser. We present investigation to minimize gain of energy modulation due to the longitudinal space charge wakes that are caused at RF photocathode gun, two bunch compressors and linac at the PAL-XFEL, which include optimization of parameters for two bunch compressors and consideration of a laser heater. These studies are performd by using integral equation and numerical simulation methods. Design studies of a system for the laser heater are presented. We also show simulation results on effects of interaction between electron beam and laser.