Controlling and Measuring the Degree of Coherence at CLS using X-ray Interferometry

TL;DR

This study measures and controls the spatial coherence of synchrotron X-ray beams at CLS using interferometry, demonstrating an inverse relationship between coherence and coupling adjustments.

Contribution

It introduces a method to measure and control the degree of coherence in a storage ring using X-ray interferometry and modeling with LOCO.

Findings

Vertical coherence increases as coupling factor decreases.

LOCO model explains variations in vertical beam size.

Experimental results match predicted inverse relationship.

Abstract

This paper investigates a case study on measuring and controlling the first-order degree of spatial coherence under different coupling adjustments in the storage ring. The experimental findings are consistent with the predicted inverse relationship between the visibility and the coupling factor. The degree of coherence was measured using X-ray double slit interferometry with synchrotron radiation at an energy of 7 keV on the Brockhouse X-Ray Diffraction and Scattering in-vacuum undulator beamline. The vertical degree of coherence increases as the coupling factor in the storage ring is reduced. The Linear Optics for Closed Orbit (LOCO) algorithm is used to model the linear terms of the storage ring optics in Accelerator Toolbox. The LOCO-tuned model provides insights into the variations in the vertical beam size at two different source points in the storage ring as a function of the coupling factor. The coupling factor is parameterized by the closest-tune approach with a bunch-by-bunch feedback system to confirm the trend in the changes of the vertical beam size and the visibility.