BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
A 2.8 m long quasi-periodic APPLE II type undulator has been commissioned at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) for the Electron Spectro-Microscopy (ESM) beamline in the framework of the NEXT (NSLS-II Experimental Tools) project. It provides high brilliance photon beams in circularly and linearly polarized radiation from VUV to soft X-Rays. The mechanical structure implemented to achieve the quasi-periodicity in the magnetic field profile is described together with the optimization techniques utilized to correct the undesirable phase-dependent errors. The final magnetic results are presented as well as the spectral performance of the device. Although this EPU (Elliptically Polarizing Undulator) was procured as a turn-key device, the vendor was only responsible for the mechanical frame and the control system. Sorting and assembly of the magnet modules and the magnetic field tuning - Virtual Shimming and Magic Finger - were performed at the NSLS-II Magnetic Measurement Lab.
