Abstract

We present an overview of the diagnostics screens stations - named SSTs - of the ThomX compact Compton source. ThomX is a compact light source based on Compton backscattering. It features a linac and a storage ring in which the electrons have an energy of 50 MeV. Each SST is composed of three screens, a YAG:Ce screen and an Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) screen for transverse measurements and a calibration target for magnification and resolution characterisation. The optical system is based on commercial lenses that have been reverse-engineered. An Arduino is used to control both the aperture and the focus remotely, while the magnification must be modified using an external motor. We report on the overall performance of the station as measured during the first steps of beam commissioning and on the optical system remote operations.

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Title
Characterization of the electron beam visualization stations of the ThomX accelerator
Author
Moutardier, Alexandre 1 ; Bruni, Christelle 1 ; Jean-Noël Cayla 1 ; Chaikovska, Iryna 1 ; Chance, Sophie 1 ; Delerue, Nicolas 1 ; Guler, Hayg 1 ; Monard, Hugues 1 ; Maher Omeich 1 ; Williams, Scott David 2 

1  Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab , 91405, Orsay , France 
2  Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab , 91405, Orsay , France; now at the University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Australia 
First page
012065
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Jan 2023
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2420/1/012065
ProQuest document ID
2767466099
Copyright
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.