Development and testing of a prototype superconducting undulator.

A prototype superconducting undulator with a 1-m magnet array, a magnet period of 15 mm and a magnet gap of 5.6 mm was fabricated to test the performance of the magnetic field and to investigate related issues. The mechanical precision of the entire iron pole construction is within 30 μm. The electric insulation was enhanced with Kapton tape on the entire magnet array between the wire and the iron. A dummy beam duct was assembled with the magnet array and tested in the test dewar. A cryogenic Hall-probe measurement system with a rail guider was assembled with the test dewar to measure the on-axis field distribution. A UHV beam duct was developed and tested in a separate environment to ensure the reliability and to test the aging effect. In this paper, the concept of the magnet design, the related technical issues, the performance of the magnetic field and the magnet training behavior is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]