17–22 May 2026
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WaterFEL: Project Update on the New Canadian Infrared Free Electron Laser Facility

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19 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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Deauville, France
Invited poster MC2.A06: Free Electron Lasers (FELs) Poster session

Speaker

Prof. Mark Boland (University of Saskatchewan)

Description

The WaterFEL is a national Infrared Free Electron Laser (IR FEL) facility that is funded and currently under development. Ground breaking for the new building that will house the facility has taken place at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. A design based on a similar facility at the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin is being adapted for the WaterFEL accelerator and beamlines. The IR FEL machine will consist of an electron linac with energy up to 50 MeV and two undulators to create light for two beamlines, one in mid IR and one in far IR. The major components are currently being procured and should be completed by 2027. This is a brief report on the project and some of the design parameters.

Funding Agency

Canada Foundation for Innovation, Uni. of Waterloo, Western Uni., Ontario Gov., Uni. British Columbia and British Columbia Gov.

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Author

Prof. Mark Boland (University of Saskatchewan)

Co-authors

Alan Todd (AMMTodd Consulting) Arjan van Vliet (Radboud University Nijmegen) Art Valla (University of Waterloo) Benjamin Bromberger (RI Research Instruments GmbH) Dr Christian Ieritano (University of Waterloo) Hans Bluem (University of Waterloo) John Rathke (JW Rathke Engineering Services) Kai Dunkel (RI Research Instruments Gmbh) Lloyd Young (University of Waterloo) Mike Ditty (University of Waterloo) Nuria Ayala (RI Research Instruments Gmbh) Prof. Scott Hopkins (University of Waterloo) Wieland Schöllkopf (Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society) Xavier Stragier (Canadian Light Source (Canada))

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