Author: McNeil, B.W.J.     [MᶜNeil, B.W.J.]
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THA1WA04
 A Staged, Multi-User X-Ray Free Electron Laser & Nuclear Physics Facility Based on a Multi-Pass Recirculating Superconducting CW Linac  
 
  • P.H. Williams, D. Angal-Kalinin, A.D. Brynes, J.A. Clarke, L.S. Cowie, D.J. Dunning, P. Goudket, F. Jackson, J.K. Jones, P.A. McIntosh, B.L. Militsyn, A.J. Moss, B.D. Muratori, S.L. Smith, M. Surman, N. Thompson, A.E. Wheelhouse
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.A.G. Akkermans
    ASML Netherlands B.V., Veldhoven, The Netherlands
  • D. Angal-Kalinin, I.R. Bailey, A.D. Brynes, J.A. Clarke, L.S. Cowie, D.J. Dunning, P. Goudket, F. Jackson, J.K. Jones, P.A. McIntosh, B.W.J. MᶜNeil, B.L. Militsyn, A.J. Moss, B.D. Muratori, H.L. Owen, S.L. Smith, M. Surman, N. Thompson, A.E. Wheelhouse, P.H. Williams
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • I.R. Bailey
    Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • S.V. Benson, D. Douglas, Y. Roblin, T. Satogata, M. F. Spata, C. Tennant
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • T.K. Charles
    The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • T.K. Charles
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • B.W.J. MᶜNeil
    USTRAT/SUPA, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • H.L. Owen
    UMAN, Manchester, United Kingdom
  • R.C. York
    FRIB, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
  
  A multi-pass recirculating superconducting CW linac offers a cost effective path to a multi-user facility with unprecedented scientific and industrial reach over a wide range of disciplines. We propose such a facility to be constructed in stages. The first stage constitutes an option for a potential UK-XFEL; the linac will simultaneously drive a suite of short wavelength Free Electron Lasers (FELs) capable of providing high average power (MHz repetition rate) at up to 10 keV photons and high pulse energy (3 mJ) 25 keV photons. The system architecture is chosen to enable additional coherent sources at longer wavelengths, depending on community need. In later stages the scope of the project expands; we propose beam transport modifications to enable operation in Energy Recovery mode. This enables multi-MHz FEL sources, e.g. an X-ray FEL oscillator. Combining with lasers and / or self-interaction will provide access to MeV and GeV gamma-rays via inverse Compton scattering at high average power. Opportunities are also created for internal target and fixed target experiments. We explore possible system architectures and outline a path to confirm feasibility through experiments.  
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TUP1WA03
 Free-Electron Laser R&D in the UK - Steps Towards a National X-FEL Facility  
 
  • N. Thompson, J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.A. Clarke, D.J. Dunning
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • B.W.J. MᶜNeil
    USTRAT/SUPA, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  
  In this contribution we present highlights of FEL R&D in the UK with a focus on progress towards a national X-Ray FEL user facility. We discuss the aims and status of CLARA, a dedicated FEL test facility under construction at STFC Daresbury Laboratory and present highlights of recent research into the development of novel FEL output possibilities.  
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