Optimizing a photon absorber using conformal cooling channels and additive manufacturing in copper

This study optimizes a Diamond Light Source photon absorber using additive manufactured (AM; 3D printing) conformal cooling channels in copper, achieving a maximum temperature drop of 11%, pressure drop reduction of 82% and examination of the AM print quality and its compliance with synchrotron and particle accelerator hardware applications using custom benchmark artefacts. These improvements can reduce thermal fatigue failure, component size, vibrations and energy consumption of absorbers, boosting overall facility efficiency, reliability and beam stability.

An automated and robust method for modelling X-ray beamlines with plane grating monochromators

A new set of tools to allow more accurate modelling of plane grating monochromators in SHADOW3 are presented.

An injector testbed based on a direct current gun and an interchangeable very high frequency gun for superconducting continuous-wave free-electron lasers

An injector testbed for continuous-wave free-electron lasers based on a direct current gun and an interchangeable very high frequency gun is under construction. Its physical design and performance have been studied carefully.