Start-to-end simulation of TAC SASE FEL facility

Abstract

We study start-to-end simulation of the proposed Turkish Accelerator Center (TAC) Self Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) Free Electron Laser (FEL) Facility. Astra Code is used to simulate the electron gun, including space charge effects and Elegant Code is used to track particle distribution from the accelerator modules through the entrance of the undulator including weak fields but not including space charge effects. Undulator optimization is performed using Genesis 1.3. In this study, tentative electron beam and laser parameters of the SASE FEL Facility are given.