NIR Spectrometer for European XFEL
Project description
The European XFEL is the world’s largest and most brilliant free electron laser. It is located at DESY, Hamburg, Germany and produces high intensity x-ray light pulses used for various state of the art synchrotron light investigations. It consist of a 3,4km long electron accelerator utilizing magnet structures for light creation. XFEL is used an enormous microscope. Potential problems with the electron bunches can arise in turn affecting the overall outcome of the performance.
In order to better understand the nature of the electron bunches it was decided to implement a continuous shot-to-shot NIR spectrometer who will be sensitive to radiation emitted by upstream pinhole screen. The spectral signature will be a key feature to understand electron bunch behavior and changes. To be able to read out with continuous shot-to-shot ratio of 4.5MHz the KALYPSO detector system is used which enables this to be the world´s fastest NIR spectrometer of such type.
Year
Team
Uppsala University:
- Mathias Hamberg, Researcher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, FREIA
- Simon Fahlström, Department of Physic
DESY:
- Christopher Gerth
- Nils Lockmann
Core deliverables
- Optics setup
- Electronics setup for readout including the KALYPSO system
Total budget
Collaborations
- Uppsala University
- DESY