Commissioning of the CLARA facility: status update and diagnostics performance

JACOW 2026 Open access

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Authors: Thomas Pacey, Thomas Hall, Valentina Malconi, Storm Mathisen, T. J. Overton, Yuri M. Saveliev, Emily Shackleton, Rob Smith, Edward W. Snedden, D. Walsh, G. Cox, Liam McNicholl
+2 more Matt Shaw, James Wilson
DOI: 10.18429/jacow-ibic2025-mopco14
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Abstract

The Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications (CLARA) is STFC Daresbury Laboratory’s flagship accelerator facility. We present the latest data from the commissioning of the CLARA facility at Daresbury Laboratory. This will include initial beam measurements and diagnostic performance for the 250 MeV high brightness, highly compressed electron bunches. An overview of the diagnostic requirements and anticipated challenges for these high impact user experiments will be provided. The future direction of diagnostics at CLARA, including potential system upgrades and plans for virtual diagnostics, is also discussed.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Pulsed Power Technology Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
JACOW
Publication date
20 January 2026
Language
EN