Dewhurst, K.A. Muratori, B.D. Owen, H.L. JACoW Geneva, Switzerland 978-3-95450-182-3 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-TUPIK036 English 1760-1762 TUPIK036 laser electron storage-ring injection emittance Contribution to a conference proceedings 2017 2017-05 http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2017-TUPIK036 http://jacow.org/ipac2017/papers/tupik036.pdf Compact storage rings require a compact acceleration solution. We propose the use of a laser wakefield accelerator (LWFA) as an injector for compact electron storage rings to produce synchrotron radiation. In particular, we study the injection of 0.7 GeV and 3 GeV electrons into the DIAMOND storage ring and consider implications for future storage ring design. Whilst laser-based acceleration is well-known as a driver for future electron-positron colliders and future free-electron lasers, here we propose it is also advantageous to provide electrons for 3rd-generation storage rings. The electron beams produced by LWFAs have a naturally very small emittance around 1 nm and moderate energy spread of a few percent. Combining these beam parameters with the compact size of a LWFA makes them highly favourable compared to traditional linac or booster synchrotron injector chains.chains.