First operation of the ELBE superconducting electron lineat accelerator


First operation of the ELBE superconducting electron lineat accelerator

Büchner, A.; Evtushenko, P.; Gabriel, F.; Lehnert, U.; Michel, P.; Schneider, C.; Teichert, J.; Voigtländer, J.

The ELBE project is intended to produce a wide spectrum of different radiation and neutrons, especially coherent light in the medium and far infrared by means of a free electron laser. The driver of the radiation source is a super-conducting electron linear accelerator designed for a wide range of beam parameters in order to satisfy the various requirements.
Recently, the forst cryostat containing two nine-cell niobium standing wave rf cavities for an acceleration up to 20 MeV has been put into operation and has been cooled down. For the first time, an accelerated electron beam has been produced successfully.
The helium cooling for the cryostat working at 1.8 K, the electron beam injector, the radio frequency system, beam control and beam diagnostics operate very reliably. In the paper the results of the beam parameter measurements and the experiences gained in the first operation period will be presented.

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    23rd International Free Electron Laser Conference, 20.-24.08. 2001, Darmstadt, Deutschland
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    23rd International Free Electron Laser Conference, 20.-24.08.2001, Darmstadt, Deutschland
    Proceedings of FEL 2001, II-19

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