Hard X-ray single-shot spectrometer of PAL-XFEL

A transmissive single-shot spectrometer has been developed to monitor shot-to-shot spectral structures in the hard X-ray beamline of the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory X-ray Free Electron Laser (PAL-XFEL). The established spectrometer comprises 10 µm-thick Si crystals bent to a radius of curvature of 100 mm. Depending on the photon energy range, either the Si (111) or Si (110) crystal can be selected for spectral analysis. Especially in the energy range 4.5-17 keV, the spectrometer is designed to cover a spectral range wider than the full free-electron laser bandwidth and to guarantee a high resolution sufficient for resolving each spectral spike. This paper presents the design specifications, instruments and performance of this spectrometer, which has also been applied to demonstrate the spectral properties of various XFEL sources, such as self-amplified spontaneous emission, monochromatic and seeded beams.