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The fourth in a series of workshops devoted to the use of diamonds at synchrotrons and free electron lasers (FELs) was held on May 5-6, 2011, at the Advanced Photon Source. The previous DMSL workshop was held in Japan in 2008. The workshop was supported in part by Argonne National Laboratory; Applied Diamond, Inc.; SINMAT, Inc.; and elementsix, Ltd. The scope was to assess : 1) the status, size, quality, and availability of synthetic type IIa diamonds; 2) the status of CVD diamonds; 3) applications for beamline optics; 4) applications for beam position monitors (BPMs) and detectors; 5) applications at FELs; and 6) novel applications, such as for an X-ray free electron laser oscillator (XFELO). On May 5, Linda Young (APS/XSD) gave the workshop welcome. There were three sessions on each of the two days. A website was created and will be kept live where the detailed age-nda and list of speakers will remain available (http://www.aps.anl.gov/News/Conferences/2011/DMLS). As part of the session on BPMs and detectors, there were several speakers from outside the light source community, which demonstrated that there is a larger science audience for these applications than just light sources. Highlights of the workshop include: 1) reports of supplier facilities for thinning and polishing; 2) reports on tests of supplier-provided bonds to CVD cooling manifolds; 3) a report of more than 99% reflectivity from diamond for hard X-rays, significant for XFELO feasibility, measured at the APS; 4) a report on thermal expansion measurements at low temperatures made at the APS (no negative thermal expansion, thermal expansion below 1e-9); 5) a report from Brookhaven National Laboratory on substantial progress in diamond beam flux monitors (BPMs), and fast detectors; 6) a presentation on plans for a self-seeding at LCLS with diamond crystals. A synopsis of each technical session follows below. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
