A Design Report for the Optical Transition Radiation Imager for the LCLS Undulator

Yang, Bingxin

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

关键词: Images Xfel;    Light Sources;    Xfel;    43 Particle Accelerators;    Design;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1000395
RP-ID  :  SLAC-TN-10-077
RP-ID  :  AC02-76SF00515
RP-ID  :  1000395

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a free-electron x-ray laser, is under design and construction. Its high-intensity electron beam, 3400 A in peak current and 46 TW in peak power, is concentrated in a small area (37 micrometer in rms radius) inside its undulator. Ten optical transition radiation (OTR) imagers are planned between the undulator segments for characterizing the transverse profiles of the electron beam. In this note, we report on the optical and mechanical design of the OTR imager. Through a unique optical arrangement, using a near-normal-incidence screen and a multi-layer coated mirror, this imager will achieve a fine resolution (12 micrometer or better) over the entire field of view (8 mm x 5 mm), with a high efficiency for single-shot imaging. A digital camera will be used to read out the beam images in a programmable region (5 mm x 0.5 mm) at the full beam repetition rate (120 Hz), or over the entire field at a lower rate (10 Hz). Its built-in programmable amplifier will be used as an electronic intensity control.