The optical beam diagnostics at the BESSY II light source in Berlin have been improved significantly over the last few years. In particular, the streak-camera system has been extended in precision and sensitivity to allow two-dimensional imaging in time and space for equilibrated and non-equilibrated bunch patterns. In this paper, we prove experimentally and theoretically that we have reached...
Clarifying the longitudinal phase space distribution at the exit of a radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) is crucial for precise beam tuning to minimize beam loss in a high-power superconducting linac. In this contribution, we introduce a method for direct measurement of the longitudinal emittance of a proton beam at the RFQ exit, which delivers an output energy of 1.51 MeV. Initially, we...
The shot-to-shot and non-invasive monitoring of the electron bunch length in a linac driven Free Electron Laser (FEL) relies on Bunch Compressor Monitors (BCMs). A BCM is designed to detect – and fully integrate in a given wavelength band - the radiation energy spectrum emitted at the threshold of the temporal coherence by the electron beam while crossing the last dipole of a magnetic chicane...
