Synchrotron radiation parameters registration using beam cross-section image detector: The first experiments

Abstract Possibilities of non-destructive recording of synchrotron radiation (SR) beam parameters using Beam Cross-section Image Detector (BCID), which was designed before for the diagnostic of charged beams, have been estimated. The basic principles of the work of this detector are described. A developed detector for visualization of synchrotron radiation beam cross-section image is described briefly. The first tests of this detector were provided on SR beam at LURE (Orsay). Some of the results of these tests are described and discussed. The results obtained show the possibility of the use of ionization crossection detector for a prompt beam cross-section observation. Computer data processing of beam cross-section TV image make it possible to obtain size, position and shift of gravity centre of the SR beam, angle of beam downfall on the target continuously.