An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties
Abstract X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are state-of-the-art scientific tools capable to study matter on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a decade ago, several facilities with upgraded performance have been put in operation. Here we present the fi...
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| author | Eduard Prat Andre Al Haddad Christopher Arrell Sven Augustin Marco Boll Christoph Bostedt Marco Calvi Adrian L. Cavalieri Paolo Craievich Andreas Dax Philipp Dijkstal Eugenio Ferrari Rolf Follath Romain Ganter Zheqiao Geng Nicole Hiller Martin Huppert Rasmus Ischebeck Pavle Juranić Christoph Kittel Gregor Knopp Alexander Malyzhenkov Fabio Marcellini Stefan Neppl Sven Reiche Nicholas Sammut Thomas Schietinger Thomas Schmidt Kirsten Schnorr Alexandre Trisorio Carlo Vicario Didier Voulot Guanglei Wang Tobias Weilbach |
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| description | Abstract X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are state-of-the-art scientific tools capable to study matter on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a decade ago, several facilities with upgraded performance have been put in operation. Here we present the first lasing results of Athos, the soft X-ray FEL beamline of SwissFEL at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Athos features an undulator layout based on short APPLE-X modules providing full polarisation control, interleaved with small magnetic chicanes. This versatile configuration allows for many operational modes, giving control over many FEL properties. We show, for example, a 35% reduction of the required undulator length to achieve FEL saturation with respect to standard undulator configurations. We also demonstrate the generation of more powerful pulses than the ones obtained in typical undulators. Athos represents a fundamental step forward in the design of FEL facilities, creating opportunities in FEL-based sciences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a29072d9570e48918532091a4a6c38152023-11-20T09:59:30ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-08-0114111110.1038/s41467-023-40759-zAn X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse propertiesEduard Prat0Andre Al Haddad1Christopher Arrell2Sven Augustin3Marco Boll4Christoph Bostedt5Marco Calvi6Adrian L. Cavalieri7Paolo Craievich8Andreas Dax9Philipp Dijkstal10Eugenio Ferrari11Rolf Follath12Romain Ganter13Zheqiao Geng14Nicole Hiller15Martin Huppert16Rasmus Ischebeck17Pavle Juranić18Christoph Kittel19Gregor Knopp20Alexander Malyzhenkov21Fabio Marcellini22Stefan Neppl23Sven Reiche24Nicholas Sammut25Thomas Schietinger26Thomas Schmidt27Kirsten Schnorr28Alexandre Trisorio29Carlo Vicario30Didier Voulot31Guanglei Wang32Tobias Weilbach33Paul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutUniversity of MaltaPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutPaul Scherrer InstitutAbstract X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) are state-of-the-art scientific tools capable to study matter on the scale of atomic processes. Since the initial operation of X-ray FELs more than a decade ago, several facilities with upgraded performance have been put in operation. Here we present the first lasing results of Athos, the soft X-ray FEL beamline of SwissFEL at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Athos features an undulator layout based on short APPLE-X modules providing full polarisation control, interleaved with small magnetic chicanes. This versatile configuration allows for many operational modes, giving control over many FEL properties. We show, for example, a 35% reduction of the required undulator length to achieve FEL saturation with respect to standard undulator configurations. We also demonstrate the generation of more powerful pulses than the ones obtained in typical undulators. Athos represents a fundamental step forward in the design of FEL facilities, creating opportunities in FEL-based sciences.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40759-z |
| spellingShingle | Eduard Prat Andre Al Haddad Christopher Arrell Sven Augustin Marco Boll Christoph Bostedt Marco Calvi Adrian L. Cavalieri Paolo Craievich Andreas Dax Philipp Dijkstal Eugenio Ferrari Rolf Follath Romain Ganter Zheqiao Geng Nicole Hiller Martin Huppert Rasmus Ischebeck Pavle Juranić Christoph Kittel Gregor Knopp Alexander Malyzhenkov Fabio Marcellini Stefan Neppl Sven Reiche Nicholas Sammut Thomas Schietinger Thomas Schmidt Kirsten Schnorr Alexandre Trisorio Carlo Vicario Didier Voulot Guanglei Wang Tobias Weilbach An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties Nature Communications |
| title | An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| title_full | An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| title_fullStr | An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| title_short | An X-ray free-electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| title_sort | x ray free electron laser with a highly configurable undulator and integrated chicanes for tailored pulse properties |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40759-z |
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