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The BNL accelerator test facility and experimental program

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Abstract

The Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory) is a facility for experiments in accelerator and beam physics. The ATF provides high-brightness electron beams and high-power laser pulses synchronized to the electron beam, suitable for studies of new methods of high-gradient acceleration and state-of-the-art free-electron-lasers. The electrons are produced by a laser photocathode RF gun and accelerated to 50 to 100 MeV by two traveling wave accelerator sections. The lasers include a 10-mJ, 10-ps Nd:YAG laser and a 100-mJ, 10-ps CO2 laser. The ATF's experimental program commenced in early 1991 at an energy of about 4 MeV. The full program, with 50 MeV and the high-power laser will begin operation this year.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Record of the 1991 IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages550-554
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)0780301358
StatePublished - 1992
EventConference Record of 1991 IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference Part 5 (of 5) - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: May 6 1991May 9 1991

Publication series

NameConference Record of the 1991 IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference

Conference

ConferenceConference Record of 1991 IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference Part 5 (of 5)
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period05/6/9105/9/91

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