Wire Scanner

The wire scanner series is customisable for transverse beam profile measurement for the latest generation of low emittance accelerators’ and FEL’s.

High performance, proven, wire scanner for transverse beam profile measurement for the latest generation of low emittance accelerators’ and FEL’s.

The Wire Scanner Fork is produced using technology licensed from the Paul Scherrer Institute. The device has been designed to allow fitments of preferred motors, encoders and wiring standards.

Minimally beam invasive in routine mode for live optimisation. High dynamic range (with a suitable beam loss monitor) and high special resolution give a detailed and accurate profile of beam intensity v’s spatial size in both transverse, x and y in a single device allowing tuning of beam optics for the lowest emittance.

The wire scanner is actuated by a precision ball screw driven linear drive which has an ultra-stiff construction for minimal deflection (<1mrad change under load).

Customisation options include choice of motor, encoder model and electrical connections to match any facility standards where possible.

For more technical information on the performance of this wire scanner we recommend the following SwissFEL technical paper:

G.L.Orlandi,etal.,Design and experimental tests of free electron laser wire scanners, Phys.Rev.Accel.Beams19,092802(2016)

Link: https://journals.aps.org/prab/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.092802