X-ray delivery
-15 keV with Hirex monitoring, 0.5 mJ/pulse, 202 pulses/train at 0.56 MHz pulse repetition rate
Optical laser delivery
- 810 nm laser for illumination
-PP laser for excitation, 590 nm, 51 pulses, 141 kHz
Achievements/Observations

• Collected high resolution time resolved data
• Collected Tve_CPC500f and Tve_CPC1n data and completed Tve_CPC20p

X-ray delivery

    up to 202/352 pulses per train (~0.8 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5/1.1 MHz 

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Fixed target measurement was finished

X-ray delivery

    up to 202/352 pulses per train (~0.8 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5/1.1 MHz 

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Data collection for some samples

Issues

    No major issue today

X-ray delivery

    up to 202/352 pulses per train (~0.8 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5/1.1 MHz 

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Data collection for some samples
 

X-ray delivery

    up to 175 pulses per train (~1 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5 MHz

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Data collection for some samples

Issues

    We could use 188 pulses, but last 13 pulses intensity was too weak, not used for measurement

X-ray delivery

    up to 188 pulses per train (~1 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5 MHz

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Data collection for some samples

X-ray delivery

    up to 188/352 pulses per train (~1 mJ pulse energy)@13.4 keV, 0.5/1.1 MHz

Optical laser delivery

    800 nm, less than 20 fs at sample position, no issue

Achievements/Observations

    X-ray beam de-focused to a few um for data taking

    PP laser aligned

    Data collection for some samples

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**X-ray delivery:**
* 16 keV, ~upto 1 mJ, 160 pulses
**Optical Laser:**
* None
**Achievements / Observations:**
* Alignement
* Recorded first explosions

X-ray delivery:

20 keV, ~ 400 uJ, 128 pulses, stable delivery 

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

20 keV beam to sample position and cameras
Rough alignment of optical setup
 

Issues:

Optical laser from light conversion had issue with shutter control

X-ray delivery:

20 keV, ~ 400 uJ, 128 pulses, stable delivery 

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

Rough timing alignment of optical laser setup
Took some initial data 

Issues:

No major issue to report

X-ray delivery:

20 keV, ~ 400 uJ, 246 pulses, stable delivery

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

Spatial and temporal alignment of optical laser setup
Data collection

X-ray delivery:

20 keV, ~ 500 uJ, 246 pulses, stable delivery

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

Lots of data collection

Issues:

Shimadzu camera for Schlieren imaging had issue with shutter, mechanically broken.

Staff: PV, TS, JK, FK, + users

X-ray delivery:

20 keV, ~ 300-400 uJ, 250 pulses, stable delivery 

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

Lots of data collection

Issues:

No major issue today

X-ray delivery:

20 keV,  250-400 uJ, 250 pulses, stable delivery

Optical Laser:

1030 nm, 850 fs, stable delivery

Achievements / Observations:

Lots of data collection

Issues:

No major issue today

X-ray delivery

• 18.8 keV, 260 uJ pulse energy

Optical laser delivery

• No optical laser

Achievements/Observations

• Experimental setup optimized, both instrumental side and PIXIE side
• X-ray beam focused to the PIXIE and transmission measurement was done with several different PIXIE operation conditions.

Issues

• No beam for ~4.5 hours due to ZZ.
• X-ray beam not found with IRDa InlineMic after focusing X-ray beam to IRDa sample plane.
• InlineMic Y motor is in error states. It has to be fixed during the day.
• upstream kapton window for the downstream vacuum pipe broken. The glue has become loose. No damage by X-ray was visible.

X-ray delivery:

10 keV, ~ 900 uJ, 128 pulses, tuning was needed for few hours

Achievements / Observations:

Alignment of crystals

Issues:

X-ray beam intensity was weak at 12.7 keV (100 uJ), so we decided to use 10 keV

X-ray delivery:

10 keV, ~ 850 uJ, 128 pulses, tuning was needed for 1 hour 

Optical Laser:

No PP-laser for this week

Achievements / Observations:

Finalized alignment of crystals

Issues:

No major issue today.

Staff: PV, TS, JK + external collaborators 

X-ray delivery:

10 keV, ~ 800 uJ, 128 pulses, tuning was needed for 10 min. 

Optical Laser:

No PP-laser for this week

Achievements / Observations:

Finalized alignment of X-ray setup

Issues:

No major issue today.