Photoinjector design for the LCLS

Abstract The design of the Linac Coherent Light Source assumes that a low-emittance, 1 nC, 10 ps beam will be available for injection into the 15 GeV linac. The proposed rf photocathode injector that will meet this requirement is based on a 1.6-cell S-band rf gun equipped with an emittance-compensating solenoid. The booster accelerator with a gradient of 25 MV/m is positioned at the beam waist coinciding with the first emittance maximum, i.e., the “new working point.” The uv pulses required for cathode excitation will be generated by tripling the output of a Ti:sapphire laser system. Details of the design and the supporting simulations are presented.