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As synchrotron radiation has become a ubiquitous tool across a broad area of forefront science, the DOE supports collaborative research centers forsynchrotron radiation science. Research is needed for advanced detectors and advanced radiation sources, including superconducting and short-period undulators. With advances in the brightness of synchrotron radiation sources, wide gap has developed betw ...

Advanced electron-beam diagnostic instruments are needed to support the development of X-ray Free Electron Lasers (FEL), as well as the operation and upgrade of 3rd generation light sources. Grant applications are sought to develop monitors for beam position and electron bunch length. The beam position monitor should have nanometer resolution and associated electronics for both linac and storage r ...

Technology is needed to mitigate cavitation damage erosion (CDE) in short-pulse liquid-mercury spallation targets. CDE has the potential to limit the power capacity and lifetime of targets. Damage has been observed inside test target vessels irradiated with small numbers of intense proton beam pulses; also, this damage has been studied at length in out-of-beam experiments that mimic the driving me ...

The Department of Energy seeks to advance ultrafast science dealing with physical phenomena that occur in the range of one-trillionth of a second (one picosecond) to less than one-quadrillionth of a second (one femtosecond). The physical phenomena motivating this subtopic include the direct observation of the formation and breaking of chemical bonds, and structural rearrangements in both isolated ...

In addition to the specific subtopics listed above, the Department invites grant applications in other areas that fall within the scope of the topic description above.Questions – contact Eliane Lessner, Eliane.Lessner@science.doe.gov

The Office of Basic Energy Sciences, within the DOE’s Office of Science, is responsible for current and future synchrotron radiation light sources, free electron lasers, and spallation neutron source user facilities. This topic seeks the development of radio frequency devices and components to support these user facilities.

Grant applications are sought to develop variable input coupler for both normal-conducting and superconducting RF cavities – approaches must demonstrate asignificant increase in mechanical complexity compared with fixed coupler designs and provide for adjustments of the input coupler beta in situ, in order to optimize the RF system efficiency.Questions – contact Eliane Lessner, Eliane.Lessner@ ...

Grant applications are sought to develop (1) higher power Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IOTs) with more than 6000Volts and more than 2000Amps, which are required for the development of high power modulators and power supplies; (2) a very high power (100-400 kW) 350-500 MHz solid state power amplifier to replace klystron amplifiers in synchrotron light sources; (3) new dielectric materials fo ...

Grant applications also are sought to develop devices for the manipulation of electron beams in storage rings and linear accelerators. Such devices are used to facilitate deflection of the beam onto a predicted trajectory or to generate a time-space correlation in the beam. Devices of interest include:(1) Electromagnetic RF cavities operating in a dipole mode, which could introduce a transverse ki ...

In addition to the specific subtopics listed above, the Department invites grant applications in other areas that fall within the scope of the topic description above.Questions – contact Eliane Lessner, Eliane.Lessner@science.doe.gov