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The CSU accelerator Laboratory. Stephen Milton. SLAC Tor Robinheimer and Chris Aldophsen. Collaborators/Team. Australian Synchrotron Evelyne Meier. Colorado State University Sandra Biedron Chris Brown (Post-doc) Theodore Burleson (Grad. Stu.) Cristian Caricco (Undergrad. Stu.)
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The CSU accelerator Laboratory Stephen Milton
SLAC • Tor Robinheimer and Chris Aldophsen Collaborators/Team • Australian Synchrotron • Evelyne Meier • Colorado State University • Sandra Biedron • Chris Brown (Post-doc) • Theodore Burleson (Grad. Stu.) • CristianCaricco (Undergrad. Stu.) • Alex D’Audney (Undergrad. Stu.) • Jonathan Edelen (Grad. Stu.) • Chris Hall (Grad. Stu.) • John Harris • Karen Horovitz (Grad. Stu.) • Carmen Menoni • Stephen Milton • Auralee Morin (Grad. Stu.) • Lauren Rand (Grad. Stu.) • Jorge Rocca • NihanSipahi (Grad. Stu.) • TaylanSipahi (Grad. Stu.) • ENEA, Frascati and CSU • Luca Giannessi • Argonne • John Noonan and Matt Virgo • University of Twente and CSU • Peter van der Slot • LANL • Bruce Carlsten and Sheila Brandt • JLAB • Dave Douglas, Steve Benson, Chris Tennant, Shukui Zhang, Pavel Evtushenko • Additional Interns • Alysia Dong (SU 12) Hannah Yehudah (SU 12), NabeelMoin (just started)
“Recent” Interest “From Above”, i.e. DOE • Report based on 6 working groups • Energy and the Environment • Security and Defense • Discovery Science • Medicine • Industry • Accelerator Science and Education • New Report to Congress • Response to A4AF report • Delivery to Congress expected early summer 2012
Major “Take Away” from the A4AF Report • One key Finding • Make more compact, efficient, and lower cost accelerators • Document Statistics • Number of pages: 100 including all cover pages etc. • Word usage • Cost: Used 59 times • Compact: Used 40 times • Efficient: Used 52 times
The CSU Accelerator Laboratory Concept • Create a “Best-in-Class” research facility/training center for accelerator beam science, engineering, and technology • Capitalize on the following desires/trends • Small • Efficient • Cost effective • Train the next generation of accelerator scientists, engineers, and technologists • Perform world-class research in beam physics • An operational accelerator research and training facility will attract world-class employees, collaborators, and users to CSU.
CSU Accelerator Laboratory Donated by the Univ. of Twente Donated by the Boeing Corp.
Cathode Preparation Chamber • A Variety of Cathodes Can be Used • Cathode preparation chamber • Used in the past • CeK2Sb, K3Sb, and Copper • The choice is dependent on what the experiment demanded
Current Status of Linac System • Late October • System Fully Crated and Placed on Pallets for Shipping • 14 and 15 November • Crates and pallets loaded into one Hi-Cube 40’ container and one normal 20’ Container • Late December 2012 to Early January 2013 • Expect shipment to arrive at CSU
Immediate Plans for the Linac System • January Through July 2013 • Begin assembly and system checkouts in a temporary location • A building located adjacent to the ABL • Systems • Modulator • Low Level RF System • High Power RF Rack • Controls • Vacuum • Power Supplies • … • Want to make certain that we discover any issues right away that might involve long lead items • Would like to be at the point of putting power to the cavity by July 2013
Past Performance of Linac System • As Achieved at the University of Twente Ph.D. Thesis Univ. of Twente
Drive Laser System • CoherentTi:Sa System • Micra Oscillator • Pulse Selector • Synchro Lock System • Elite Duo USP Regen Amp. With Addition Single Pass Amp • Power by 2 diode pumped Coherent Evolution Nd:YLF lasers • UV pulse stretcher with doubling and tripling crystals • Will not be used in its present configuration
Drive Laser Current Status • Currently Installed in a Laboratory at the Engineering Research Center • Coherent rep to arrive the week of December 3rd to do system checkout and training
Drive Laser Modes of Operation • Modes of Operation • Single high intensity pulse at 1 Hz to 1000 Hz • Low QE photocathodes • Diagnostics such as Electro-Optical Sampling • Other • Current configuration • 81.25 MHz x 10 usecMacropulse train at 10 Hz • Used to drive high QE cathode for FEL oscillator configuration • Requires modifications to existing system
1st Experiment: THz Free-Electron Laser • Tunable between 200-800 microns • About 1MW peak power from 900 MW available peak beam power (6 MeV, 150 A peak current) • Average: a few mW (81.25 MHz rep rate, 15 microsecond macropulse,25-ps micropulse) Courtesy Univ. of Twente
Cartoon of Original Set up Courtesy Univ. of Twente
Drive Laser Operation For THz FEL • Requires 81.25 MHz, 10 usec burst at 10 Hz Ph.D. Thesis Univ. of Twente
FEL Operation Courtesy Univ. of Twente
Diagnostics Development • Electro Optical Sampling System • System intended for tests at JLab FEL • If JLab not ready then we will test it at CSU • Beam energy resolution limited • At 6 MeV the resolution of the device will be greatly limited due to the 1/g opening angle • We will make up for that by tightly focusing and placing the crystal very close to the beam
The Advanced Beam Laboratory • CSU Board of Governors approved construction and expenditure of the money needed to build of the new building. • CSU President has chosen to move forward with the construction and has developed a funding plan.
The Advanced Beam Laboratory • Purpose Built • Two Primary Thrust Area • Lasers • Accelerators • Synergistic Opportunities
ABL Timeline • Accelerated Delivery • Made possible by an existing construction contract to build what is called Engineering II. • We are using the same Architect and General Contractor • Timeline (Abbreviated) • 12 November 2012 – Fence off construction yard • 19 November 2012 – Begin site preparation work • Mid January 2013 – Walls go up • 31 July 2013 – Building ready for move in
In Addition to the ABL 2nd Floor • AECOM Building • Adjacent to ABL • Will be vacated in 2014 • This space will be provided to the member groups of the ABL • Will be re-purposed for our use Basement 1st Floor
Summary • The CSU Accelerator Laboratory • 6 MeV photocathode linac system with state-of-the-art drive laser • Capable of delivering pulse trains at 81.25 MHz over 10 microseconds • Will be used for • Basic beam research and diagnostic development • Training • Small, relatively high average power THz FEL • Other, as yet undisclosed, research projects • Purpose-Built Building • Ready for move in 31 July 2012