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Title	Use of VUV Imaging to Evaluate COTR and Beam-Steering Effects in a SASE FEL at 130 nm
Author(s)	Lumpkin, Alex H ; Chae, Yong Chul ; Dejus, Roger J ; Erdmann, Mark ; Lewellen, John W ; Li, Yuelin
Affiliation	(ANL/APS, Argonne, Illinois)
Publication	2004
In:	26th International Free Electron Laser Conference and 11th FEL User Workshop 2004, Trieste, Italy, 29 Aug - 3 Sep 2004, pp.e-proc. TUPOS50
Subject category	Accelerators and Storage Rings
Abstract	We have continued to explore VUV operations on the Advanced Photon Source (APS) self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) free-electron laser (FEL). With the installation of a fifth VUV imaging station located after undulator 7 of an eight-undulator series, we have performed our most complete SASE gain curve measurements at 130 nm as well as obtaining beam profile, position, and divergence information. This is the shortest wavelength to date for our complementary coherent optical transition radiation (COTR) measurements. We have also done the first experimental test of Tanaka et al.’s analytical model for the effects of a single-kick error of the e-beam on gain and microbunching in a SASE FEL. In addition, we compared the e-beam image centroid positions with those of the alignment laser at the available cameras and the local rf BPM readings to sort out the effective trajectory and its effect on overall gain. The FEL performance was consistent with GENESIS simulations of the experiment described in detail in a companion paper.