POTENTIAL USE OF eRHIC's ERL FOR FELS AND LIGHT SOURCES
One of the designs of a future electron-hadron collider, eRHIC, is based on a 5-10 GeV high current energy-recovery linac (ERL) with possible extension of its energy to 20 GeV. This ERL will operate with high brightness electron beams, which naturally match requirements for X-ray FELs and other next generation light sources. In this paper we discuss possible scenarios of using the eRHIC ERL in parasitic and dedicated mode for SASE, HGHG and oscillator X-ray FELs.
TECHNICAL DESIGN STUDIES OF TAC SASE FEL PROPOSAL
A SASE FEL facility was first proposed in Feasibility Report of the TAC (Turkish Accelerator Center) project in 2000. Conceptual Design Report (CDR) of the project was completed in 2005. Technical Design Report (TDR) studies of TAC were started in 2006 in frame of an inter universities project with support of State Planning Organization (SPO) of Turkey. Main goal of the SASE FEL proposal is to cover VUV and soft X-rays region of the spectrum besides IR-FEL, Bremsstrahlung and Synchrotron Radiation proposals of TAC. Up to now, optimization studies based on a special RF linac or an Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) for the SASE FEL facility, were completed. Today, ERLs provide a powerful broad range of applications like: electron cooling devices, high average brightness, high power FELs, short-pulse radiation sources and high luminosity colliders. In this study, main parameters for two linac options and SASE FEL are given.
PULSE: a high-repetition-rate linac driver for x-ray FELs
We describe a staged concept for a linac-based freeelectron laser providing coherent tuneable VUV and soft X-ray output with pulse lengths down to 10 fs or less. Use of 1.3 GHz cryomodules operated with CW RF will allow flexible pulse patterns at potentially very high repetition rates up to 1 MHz. We consider the options for FELs that may be included in a facility of this type.