Author: Stephan, F.
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MOPOPT029 Longitudinal Phase Space Benchmarking for PITZ Bunch Compressor 310
 
  • A. Lueangaramwong, Z. Aboulbanine, G.D. Adhikari, N. Aftab, P. Boonpornprasert, G.Z. Georgiev, J. Good, M. Groß, C. Koschitzki, M. Krasilnikov, X.-K. Li, O. Lishilin, D. Melkumyan, H.J. Qian, G. Shu, F. Stephan, G. Vashchenko, T. Weilbach
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • N. Chaisueb
    Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
 
  The longitudinal phase space characteristics of space-charge dominated electron beams are keys to achieving bunch compression for the accelerator-based THz source at the Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ). Such a THz source is proposed as a prototype for an accelerator-based THz source for pump-probe experiments at the European XFEL. A start-to-end simulation has suggested the settings of the phase of booster linear accelerator manipulating longitudinal beam characteristics to optimize the performance of the THz FEL. Although beam diagnostics after compression at PITZ are limited, the longitudinal beam characteristics as a function of the booster phase have been measured and compared with the corresponding simulations. The benchmark involves measurements of longitudinal phase space distribution for bunch charges up to 2 nC. The measurement technique assigned uses 50-um slits to achieve higher momentum and time resolution (1.8 keV/c and 0.5 ps, respectively).  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-MOPOPT029  
About • Received ※ 07 June 2022 — Revised ※ 10 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 17 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 18 June 2022
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TUPOPT016 Status of the THz@PITZ Project - The Proof-of-Principle Experiment on a THz SASE FEL at the PITZ Facility 1033
 
  • T. Weilbach, P. Boonpornprasert, G.Z. Georgiev, G. Koss, M. Krasilnikov, X.-K. Li, A. Lueangaramwong, F. Mueller, A. Oppelt, S. Philipp, F. Stephan
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
 
  Funding: This work was supported by the European XFEL research and development program.
In order to allow THz pump/X-ray probe experiments at full bunch repetition rate for users at the European XFEL, the Photo Injector Test Facility at DESYin Zeuthen (PITZ) is building a prototype of an accelerator-based THz source. The goal is to generate THz SASE FEL radiation with a mJ energy level per bunch using an undulator driven by the electron beam from PITZ. Therefore, the existing PITZ beam line is extended into a tunnel annex downstream of the existing accelerator tunnel. The final design of the beam line extension consists of a bunch compressor, a collimation system and a beam dump in the PITZ tunnel. In the tunnel annex one LCLS-I undulator is installed for the production of the THz radiation with a quadrupole triplet in front of it for matching the beam parameters for the FEL process. Behind the undulator two screen stations couple out the THz radiation, for measurements of bunch compression, pulse energy or spatial distribution. A dipole separates the electron from the THz beam and a quadrupole doublet transports the electron beam to the beam dump. The installation progress will be presented.
 
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-TUPOPT016  
About • Received ※ 07 June 2022 — Revised ※ 15 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 25 June 2022
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TUPOPT017 Start-to-end Simulations for Bunch Compressor and THz SASE FEL at PITZ 1037
 
  • A. Lueangaramwong, P. Boonpornprasert, M. Krasilnikov, X.-K. Li, F. Stephan
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
 
  The magnetic bunch compressor was designed as part of a THz accelerator source being developed at the Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ) as a prototype for pump-probe experiments at the European XFEL. As an electron bunch is compressed to achieve higher bunch currents for the THz source, the beam dynamics in the bunch compressor was studied by numerical simulations. A start-to-end simulation optimizer including coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) effects has been developed by combining the use of ASTRA, OCELOT, and GENESIS to support the design of the THz source prototype. In this paper we present simulation results to explore the possibility of improving the performance of the THz FEL at PITZ by using the developed bunch compressor.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-TUPOPT017  
About • Received ※ 18 May 2022 — Revised ※ 11 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 13 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 13 June 2022
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THOYGD2
Experimental Slice Emittance Reduction at PITZ Using Laser Pulse Shaping  
 
  • R. Niemczyk, Z. Aboulbanine, G.D. Adhikari, N. Aftab, P. Boonpornprasert, G.Z. Georgiev, J. Good, M. Groß, C. Koschitzki, X.-K. Li, O. Lishilin, D. Melkumyan, S.K. Mohanty, A. Oppelt, H.J. Qian, H. Shaker, G. Shu, F. Stephan, T. Weilbach
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • M.E. Castro Carballo, M. Krasilnikov, G. Vashchenko
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • W. Hillert
    University of Hamburg, Institut für Experimentalphysik, Hamburg, Germany
 
  Free-electron lasers in the X-ray regime require a high-brightness electron beam, i.e. an electron beam with high current and low transverse emittance. At the Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ) high-brightness electron sources are optimized for the use at FLASH and European XFEL. A low transverse emittance of the electron beam’s central part, which is assumed to be the lasing slices, is of particular interest for the efficient FEL operation. Over the past years a slice emittance measurement scheme has been developed at PITZ which employs an rf deflector and additional quadrupole magnets along the beamline to the standard measurement procedure for the projected emittance (single-slit scan). It allows measuring the slice emittance in a high-brightness photo injector. Transversely flat-top shaped laser pulses of different temporal distributions (Gaussian and flat-top) have been used to emit electrons, as well as transversely-truncated Gaussian laser pulses with temporal Gaussian shape. The paper shows that the lowest slice emittance in the injector is reached with a temporal flattop shape, or when using a transversely-truncated Gaussian shape.  
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THPOPT027 R&D on High QE Photocathodes at INFN LASA 2633
 
  • D. Sertore, M. Bertucci, L. Monaco
    INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI), Italy
  • G. Guerini Rocco
    Università degli Studi di Milano & INFN, Segrate, Italy
  • S.K. Mohanty, H.J. Qian, F. Stephan
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
 
  We present the recent activities on antimonide and telluride alkali based photocathodes at INFN LASA. The R&D on Cs2Te materials is focused on investigating effects of material thickness and growth procedures on the photocathodes performances during operation in RF guns. We aim to improve thermal emittance and long term stability of these films. The more recent work on alkali antimonide showed the need for substantial improvements in stability and QE during operation. We present here our recent achievements and plans for future activities.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOPT027  
About • Received ※ 09 June 2022 — Revised ※ 16 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 17 June 2022
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THPOMS008 Physics Design of Electron Flash Radiation Therapy Bemaline at PITZ 2954
 
  • X.-K. Li, Z. Aboulbanine, Z. Amirkhanyan, M. Groß, M. Krasilnikov, A. Lueangaramwong, R. Niemczyk, A. Oppelt, S. Philipp, H.J. Qian, F. Stephan
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • G. Loisch, F. Obier, M. Schmitz
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
 
  The Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ) is preparing an R&D platform for electron FLASH radiotherapy, very high energy electron (VHEE) radiotherapy and radiation biology based on its unique beam parameters: ps scale bunches with up to 5 nC bunch charge at MHz bunch repetition rate in bunch trains of up to 1 ms in length repeating at 10 Hz. This platform is called FLASHlab@PITZ. The PITZ beam is routinely accelerated to 22 MeV, with a possible upgrade to 250 MeV for VHEE radiotherapy in the future. The 22 MeV beam will be used for dosimetry experiments and studying biological effects in thin samples in the next years. A new beamline to extract and match the beam to the experimental station is under physics design. The main features include: an achromatic dogleg to extract the beam from the PITZ beamline; a sweeper to scan the beam across the sample within 1 ms for tumor painting studies; and an imaging system to keep the beam size small at the sample after scattering in the exit window while maintaining the scan range of the sweeper. In this paper, the beam dynamics with bunch charges from 10 pC to 5 nC in and the preparation of the new beamline will be presented.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOMS008  
About • Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 14 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 17 June 2022
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THPOMS010 Heating and Beam Impact of High Intensity Exit Windows for FLASHlab@PITZ 2958
 
  • Z. Amirkhanyan
    CANDLE SRI, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Z. Aboulbanine, M. Groß, M. Krasilnikov, T. Kuhl, X.-K. Li, R. Niemczyk, A. Oppelt, S. Philipp, H.J. Qian, F. Stephan
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • M. Schmitz
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
 
  The high-brightness electron beam at the Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ) is being prepared for use in dosimetry experiments and for the study of biological effects in thin samples. This is part of the preparations for FLASHlab@PITZ which is going to be an R&D platform for FLASH and VHEE radiation therapy and radiation biology. These studies require precise information on the electron beam parameters downstream of the exit window, such as the scattering angle and the energy spectrum of the particles as well as the thermal load on the exit window. A Titanium window is compared with a DESY Graphite window design. Heat deposition in the window by a single 22MeV / 1nC electron bunch of various size, its scattering and energy spectrum due to passage through the window are calculated by means of the Monte Carlo program FLUKA. Time resolved temperature profiles, as generated by the passage of 1ms long electron pulse trains with up to 4500 single pulses, each of them between 0.1 and 60ps long, are calculated with a self-written FEM code.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOMS010  
About • Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 13 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 15 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 30 June 2022
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