MOPG55

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URL	https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-MOPG55
Title	The UK XFEL conceptual design and options analysis: mid-term update
Authors	D. Dunning, B. Fell, B. Militsyn, D. Walsh, D. Angal-Kalinin, E. Snedden, J. Clarke, J. Green, J. Collier, M. Roper, P. Aden, S. Mathisen Science and Technology Facilities Council J. Marangos Imperial College of Science and Technology M. Wilson Science & Technology Facilities Council N. Thompson, P. Williams Cockcroft Institute
Abstract	The UK XFEL project is now mid-way through its three-year Conceptual Design and Options Analysis (CDOA) phase. The purpose of this phase is to develop concepts to meet the required ‘next-generation’ XFEL capabilities identified in the project’s peer-reviewed Science Case, developed by UK scientists. The envisaged next-generation features are a step-change in both the number of simultaneous experiments and in their capability – through multiple, combinable FEL sources delivering transform limited pulses across a wide range of photon energies and pulse durations, together with a comprehensive array of synchronised sources including high power lasers and particle beams. The project is assessing options to achieve this either via a new UK-based facility or by investment at existing XFELs, based on criteria that include performance, cost, and environmental sustainability. The project is holding a series of Town Hall meetings and workshops around the UK (see https://xfel.ac.uk) and is expanding collaborations nationally and internationally.
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Conference	15th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
Location	Nashville, TN
Date	19-24 May 2024
Publisher	JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board	Fulvia Pilat - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wolfram Fischer - Brookhaven National Laboratory Robert Saethre - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Petr Anisimov - Los Alamos National Laboratory Ivan Andrian - Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.
Online ISBN	978-3-95450-247-9
Online ISSN	2673-5490
Received	15 May 2024
Revised	24 May 2024
Accepted	24 May 2024
Issued	01 July 2024
DOI	10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2024-MOPG55
Pages	400-403
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