Latest Developments from the S-DALINAC*

M. Brunken; H. Genz; M. Gopych; H. -D. Graef; S. Khodyachykh; S. Kostial; U. Laier; A. Lenhardt; H. Loos; J. Muehl; M. Platz; A. Richter; S. Richter; B. Schweizer; A. Stascheck; O. Titze; S. Watzlawik; S. Doebert

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Latest Developments from the S-DALINAC*

M. Brunken·H. Genz·M. Gopych·H. -D. Graef·S. Khodyachykh·S. Kostial·U. Laier·A. Lenhardt·H. Loos·J. Muehl·M. Platz·A. Richter·S. Richter·B. Schweizer·A. Stascheck·O. Titze·S. Watzlawik·S. Doebert

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The S-DALINAC is a 130 MeV superconducting recirculating electron accelerator serving several nuclear and radiation physics experiments as well as driving an infrared free-electron laser. A system of normal conducting rf resonators for noninvasive beam position and current measurement was established. For the measurement of gamma-radiation inside the accelerator cave a system of Compton diodes has been developed and tested. Detailed investigations of the transverse phasespace were carried out with a tomographical reconstruction method of optical transition radiation spots. The method can be applied also to non-Gaussian phasespace distributions. The results are in good accordance with simulations. To improve the quality factor of the superconducting 3 GHz cavities, an external 2K testcryostat was commissioned. The influence of electro-chemical polishing and magnetic shielding is currently under investigation. A digital rf-feedback-system for the accelerator cavities is being developed in order to improve the energy spread of the beam of the S-DALINAC. * Supported by the BMBF under contract no. 06 DA 820, the DFG under contract no. Ri 242/12-1 and -2 and the DFG Graduiertenkolleg 'Physik und Technik von Beschleunigern'

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M. Brunken, H. Genz, M. Gopych, H. -D. Graef, S. Khodyachykh, S. Kostial, U. Laier, A. Lenhardt, H. Loos, J. Muehl, M. Platz, A. Richter, S. Richter, B. Schweizer, A. Stascheck, O. Titze, S. Watzlawik, S. Doebert. 2000-08-16. Latest Developments from the S-DALINAC*. https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0008078

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