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Radiation characteristics of a Free-Electron Laser (FEL) such as pulse length, time structure, intensity, bandwidth, wavelength, power, frequency, etc., which were measured on a diagnostics table, are thoroughly discussed. In this respect, pulse length measurements of an Infrared FEL (IR-FEL) beam are evaluated through an intensity autocorrelator, designed and installed as a diagnostics tool at the “Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)-Radiation Source ELBE” of Germany. In addition, the autocorrelator was designed as a unique, cost-effective, and in-house setup. It operates within the wavelength range of 3–35 microns, using Cadmium-Telluride (CdTe) crystals in the Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) medium. The intensity autocorrelation curves were obtained for the FEL beam with the wavelength of 26.2 microns, indicating an FWHM pulse duration ranging between 3.29–8.03 ps with different optical cavity detuning values. Furthermore, the pulse duration of Ti: sapphire laser beam is measured between 1–3 ps through the designed autocorrelator at the ELBE light source. On the other hand, the setup may pave the way for pulse length measurements of the Turkish infrared FEL-oscillator facility (TARLA) as well, which is currently under the hardware installation phase. Finally, it is elaborated in section 3 that the unique autocorrelator design fully meets all requirements for pulse length measurements of an infrared FEL source.

A proton beamline consisting of an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) source, two solenoid magnets, two steerer magnets and a radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) is developed at the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority's (TAEA) Saraykoy Nuclear Research and Training Center (SNRTC-SANAEM) in Ankara. In Q4 of 2016, the RFQ was installed in the beamline. The high power tests of the RF power supply and the RF transmission line were done successfully. The high power RF conditioning of the RFQ was performed recently. The 13.56 MHz ICP source was tested in two different conditions, CW and pulsed. The characterization of the proton beam was done with ACCTs, Faraday cups and a pepper-pot emittance meter. Beam transverse emittance was measured in between the two solenoids of the LEBT. The measured beam is then reconstructed at the entrance of the RFQ by using computer simulations to determine the optimum solenoid currents for acceptance matching of the beam. This paper will introduce the pulsed beam test results at the SANAEM RFQ beamline. In addition, the high power RF conditioning of the RFQ will be discussed.