sFLASH workshop

1 Oct 2012, 10:00 → 2 Oct 2012, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

Hotel Bergström Lüneburg

Fenna Reinhold (Universität Hamburg), Joerg Rossbach (Universität Hamburg), Jörn Bödewadt (Universität Hamburg)

Conference venue and accomodation http://www.bergstroem.de/lueneburg/

Monday 1 October

10:00 → 11:00 Arrival, check-In and coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Experience from machine shifts at sFLASH

results, strategies, conclusions

11:00 Strategies for finding and optimizing seeding at sFLASH

Speaker: Dr Velizar Miltchev (Universität Hamburg)

11:30 Experimental results

Speaker: Mr Christoph Lechner (Universität Hamburg)

12:00 Conclusion from sFLASH

Speaker: Dr Jörn Bödewadt (Universität Hamburg)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:00 HHG source

HHG physics, sFLASH source, diagnostics

14:00 Physics of HHG sources and simulation tools

Speaker: Arik Willner (DESY)

14:20 Performance of the sFLASH HHG source

Speaker: Theophilos Maltezopoulos (Universität Hamburg)

14:40 Plans on HHG and laser characterization improvements

Speaker: Hatem Dachroui (DESY)

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 → 16:35 Seed laser for FLASH 2

15:30 Overview of FLASH 2 (2013-2014)

Speaker: Katja Honkavaara (DESY)

15:45 Drive laser system for FLASH 2

Speakers: Michael Schulz (DESY), Robert Riedel (DESY)

16:10 HHG source for FLASH 2

Speaker: Arvid Hage (DESY)

16:35 → 16:50 Short break

16:50 → 17:50 FLASH 2 seeding

Convener: Reinhard Brinkmann (DESY)

16:50 HHG injection system for FLASH 2

Speaker: Sven Ackermann (DESY)

17:10 Electron beam injection for FLASH 2

Speaker: Matthias Scholz (DESY)

17:30 Diagnositc for laser-electron overlap for FLASH 2

Speaker: Dr Juliane Rönsch-Schulenburg (Hamburg University)

18:00 → 19:00 Discussion round

19:00 → 20:00 Internal meeting and free discussion

20:00 → 22:00 Dinner

Tuesday 2 October

09:00 → 10:30 Technology and Developments

Convener: Dr Holger Schlarb (DESY)

09:00 Status and upgrade plans for the sFLASH laser synchronisation

Speakers: Matthias Felber (DESY), Sebastian Schulz (DESY)

09:20 Tolerances on undulator design and operation

Speaker: Markus Tischer (HASYLAB / DESY)

09:40 Conceptual methods for plasma characterization in sources for PDPWFA applications

Speaker: Roxana Tarkeshian (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik München)

10:15 Open for discussion

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 → 12:30 Seeding plans for FLASH

11:00 Plans for seeding at sFLASH2 and beyond

Speaker: Dr Tim Laarmann (HASYLAB/DESY)

11:25 Options for seeding at FLASH 2

Speaker: Dr Velizar Miltchev (University of Hamburg)

12:00 HGHG- and EEHG-Seeding plans at FLASH

Speaker: Dr Holger Schlarb (DESY)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:30 Characterization of seeded FEL pulses

14:00 THz-based pulse characterization for sFLASH

Speaker: Markus Drescher (Universität Hamburg)

14:30 THz-source for streaking experiments

Speaker: Jan-Hendrik Erbe (Universität Hamburg)

14:45 Open for discussion

Shutdown plans for sFLASH

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 → 17:00 sFLASH RC-meeting

coordination of sFLASH beam time October 4th to 6th