10–15 Aug 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
America/Los_Angeles timezone

Implementation of Electron–X-ray Beam Overlap Diagnostic Instrument at LCLS

THP045
14 Aug 2025, 16:00
2h
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

1401 K St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Poster Presentation MC2 - Photon Sources and Electron Accelerators THP: Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Mario Balcazar (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Description

We report on the commissioning results of the newly implemented Beam Overlap Diagnostic (BOD) instrument, known as Station F, at the hard X-ray line of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). As part of the CBXFEL project at SLAC, Station F is designed to facilitate alignment between the relativistic electron beam entering the undulator hall and the X-rays returning from the CBXFEL cavity via the return line. The station features two interchangeable targets: (1) a diamond screen for direct imaging of the LCLS electron beam, enabling measurement of its transverse size and position; and (2) a YAP:Ce scintillator for detecting faint returning X-rays when the diamond’s sensitivity is insufficient. Emission from either target, whether generated by electron-induced cathodoluminescence or X-ray-induced scintillation, is captured using a fast-gated optical/UV camera. We present results from recent commissioning runs, including direct electron beam imaging, beam size and position characterization in both single- and two-bunch modes, and observations of coherent radiation linked to early microbunching, with implications for the laser heater configuration.

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Authors

Aliaksei Halavanau (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Diling Zhu (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Mario Balcazar (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Co-authors

Alberto Lutman (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Courtney Curtis (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Franz-Josef Decker (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Giulia Lanza (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Hengzi Wang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Maria Alessandra Montironi (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Xavi Permanyer (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Zhirong Huang (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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