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Since in an undulator the photons add up coherently over the whole undulator length even small magnetic field errors can disturb the superposition of photons and reduce the intensity of the generated photon beam. Therefore, as in any other undulator, the magnetic field has to be measured with high accuracy. Precise measurements of the magnetic properties of conventional, i.e., permanent magnet based insertion devices (IDs) has undergone huge improvements over the past years and initiated a new era in synchrotron light sources worldwide. A similar breakthrough is now necessary in the field of superconducting insertion devices. Therefore, a part of our R&D program for superconducting insertion devices is to perform quality assessment of their magnetic field properties. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Superconducting insertion devices (IDs) are very attractive for synchrotron light sources since they offer the possibility to enhance the tuning range and functionality significantly by period length switching. Period length switching can be achieved by employing two or more individually powerable subsets of superconducting coils and reverse the current in a part of the windings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Accurate magnetic field measurements are a prerequisite for the characterization and optimization of undulators. The precision for measuring the magnetic properties of conventional, i.e., permanent magnet based insertion devices, has undergone tremendous improvements over the past 10 to 15 years initiating a new era in synchrotron light sources worldwide; a similar breakthrough is now necessary in the field of superconducting insertion devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) is completing the fabrication of a 1.5 m long superconducting insertion device for the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The unit is planned to be installed in the ANKA storage ring at the end of 2010 to become the light source of the new beamline NANO for high resolution X-ray diffraction. The period length of the device is 15 mm for a total of 100.5 full periods plus an additional matching period at each end. The key specifications of the system are: a K value higher than 2 for a magnetic gap of 5 mm, the capability of withstanding a 4 W beam heat load and a phase error smaller than 3.5 degrees. The superconducting coils have been qualified by means of a vertical test in liquid helium at CERN and are ready to be installed in the cryostat. This paper describes the main features of the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Superconducting undulators and wigglers are developed for synchrotron light sources, damping rings for linear colliders and polarized positron sources. In an undulator the emitted photons along the trajectory have to interfere. In order to do so the magnetic field in all periods has to be almost identical. The field strength over one or several hundred periods is not allowed to deviate by more than 1%. Translated into mechanical accuracy the position of the wire and the poles has to be more accurate than about 5 p.m over 1 to 2 m. High quality measurement of the field is an essential requirement. In this paper we present two field measuring systems, one is under construction and another one is under design phase at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the last years the Research Center Karlsruhe developed novel high-field superconducting in-vacuum undulators with period lengths of 3.8 and 14 mm. The undulators were tested with beam, both in linac type accelerators (Mainzer Microtron MAMI) and storage rings (ANKA). Based on this experience a new generation of superconducting undulators is planned: undulators capable of electrical field error compensation, undulators with electrically variable polarization direction and high brilliance for various accelerators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Superconducting insertion devices (IDs) are very attractive for synchrotron light sources since they allow increasing the flux and/or the photon energy with respect to permanent magnet IDs. Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) is completing the fabrication of a 1.5 m long unit for ANKA at the Research Center in Karlsruhe (FZK). The period length of the device is 15 mm for a total of 100.5 full periods plus an additional matching period at each end. The key specifications of the system are: a K-value higher than 2, the capability of withstanding a 4Wbeam heat load and a phase error smaller than 3.5 degrees. The magnet is in the final stages of the winding process and will be soon tested at CERN in liquid helium in vertical configuration. This paper describes the main features of the system, the results of the prototyping phase and details of manufacturing process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]