Status of ELI Beamlines

Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) in brief ELI will be the world’s first truly international laser research infrastructure, pursuing unique science and research applications for users ELI will be implemented as a distributed research infrastructure based initially on 3 specialised and complementary facilities located in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania ELI is the first ESFRI project to be fully implemented in the newer EU Member States ELI is pioneering a novel funding model combining the use of structural funds (ERDF) for the implementation and contributions to an ERIC for operation

ELI will comprise 4 branches: New science, unique research opportunities ELI will comprise 4 branches: Attosecond Laser Science, which will capitalize on new regimes of time resolution (ELI ALPS, Szeged, HU) High-Energy Beam Facility, responsible for development and application of ultra-short pulses of high-energy particles and radiation stemming from relativistic and later ultrarelativistc interaction (ELI Beamlines, Prague, CZ) Nuclear Physics Facility with ultra-intense lasers and brilliant gamma beams (up to 19 MeV) enabling also brilliant neutron beam generation with a largely controlled variety of energies (ELI NP, Magurele, RO) Ultra-High-Field Science centred on direct physics of the unprecedented laser field strength (ELI 4, to be decided)

ELI Timeline

ELI Beamlines facility Laser building 177,600 ft2 Laboratories 48,500 ft2 Offices 47,400 ft2 Multifunction areas 25,000 ft2

ELI Beamlines facility layout

ELI Beamlines Lasers Laser System L1 L2 L3 L4 Astrella Peak power >5 TW 1 PW 1 PW 10 PW TW Energy in pulse 100 mJ 15 J 30 J 1.5 kJ 15 mJ Pulse duration <20 fs 15 fs 30 fs 150 fs <40 fs Rep rate 1 kHz 10 Hz, >10 Hz 10 Hz 1 per min Wavelength 850 nm 850 nm 820 nm 1050 nm 700-900 nm Produced In-house In House and Purchased (STFC) LLNL National Energetics, EKSPLA Coherent

ELI Beamlines Lasers – L1, L3 L1: Installed and partially commissioned. L1: Beam transport to E1 being installed. L3: HAPLS installed and fully commissioned L3: Compressor installed and under commissioning. L3: Beam transport designed and under deployment to E3.

ELI Beamlines Lasers – L2, L4 L2: Partially developed L2: Installation works in L2 hall began L4: Laser system developed in Texas L4: Compressor under design. L3: Will be delivered in 09/2018.

E1 – X-Ray science, applications HHG: Partially commissioned (L1 laser commissioning expected. PXS: Commissioning done, multiple technical issues. SRS: Commissioned with Femtolaser and used for user experiments. End stations (MAC, TREX): Installed, partially commissioned and ready for real runs.

E3 – Plasma Physics Platform Installed, commissioning done for vacuum. L3 Beam transport being installed. First commissioning expected 12/2018.

E4 – Ion and proton acceleration and medical applications ELIMAIA: ELIMED (INFN) + ELI part. Delivered and installed in E4. Commissioning of vacuum and magnets done. Commissioning with L3 expected in 2019.

E5 – electron acceleration LUIS – developed with DESY and University of Hamburg. Tested on site in Hamburg. Installation at ELI in 2019. Potential for upgrade - FEL HELL – developed in house. Chambers delivered, optics to be installed. Expected in 2019.

Other systems L3 Beam Transport – installation in E3 (towers, blocks) L4 Beam Transport – design phase Control System – Finalizing installations in E1, works on Beam Transport controls, installations in E4, central vacuum controls ready Personal Safety Systems – two integrated systems (Laser Safety System for L1-L4, Personal Safety Interlock for E1-E5), LSS installed, PSI being designed Monitoring System – SW is done and installed, detectors being purchased, gas monitors planned

Acknowledgement Supported by the project ELI - Extreme Light Infrastructure – phase 2 (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_008/0000162 ) from European Regional Development Fund.

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