Development of the Vanderbilt Compton X-ray facility

Abstract

Abstract The intense IR photon output of the Vanderbilt FEL is to be made to collide with its own high-energy electron beam to create nearly monochromatic Compton backscattered X-rays. At Vanderbilt, a sub-project of FEL-generated X-rays is under development parallel to the construction and initial operation of the FEL main project. The electron beamline and IR photon beamline designs are near completion, including design of electron beamline magnets and their layout, design of IR optical beamline elements and their layout, electron and IR optical beam diagnostics and alignment methods.