| ABSTRACT: |
Synchrotron light sources based on Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs) show promise to deliver X-ray beams with both brilliance and X-ray pulse duration superior to the values that can be achieved with storage ring technology. Cornell University, in collaboration with Jefferson Laboratory, has proposed the construction of a prototype ERL. This 100MeV, 100mA CW superconducting electron accelerator will be used to study and resolve the many accelerator physics and technology issues of this type of machine. Furthermore, a study that incorporates Cornell's CESR e+/e- ring into a 5 GeV ERL X-ray facility is under development. Such a facility is planed to be formally proposed after success of the prototype ERL. |
