The first electron beam of Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA): the commissioning of TARLA 20 MeV beamline
Abstract Turkish Accelerator and Radiation Laboratory (TARLA) is proposed as the first accelerator-based user facility within the framework of the Turkish Accelerator Center project initiative. Following the completion of technical design studies and infrastructure development, the installation of accelerator components commenced. TARLA is designed to produce free-electron laser (FEL) and bremsstrahlung radiation utilizing state-of-the-art superconducting accelerator technology. The facility aims to operate FELs in the wavelength range of 5–350 µm by accelerating electrons to energies between 15 and 40 MeV, and to generate bremsstrahlung radiation with electrons accelerated up to 30 MeV. As a major milestone, the first stable electron beam was successfully generated in April 2024, marking the completion of the facility’s first operational phase. This study presents the commissioning efforts for the electron beam, outlines the current operational status of the facility, and discusses future plans and the research potential of TARLA.
Authors
- Michael Kuntzsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8145-5837)
- K.K. Sahbaz
- H. Dapo
- Veliko Dimov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-3186)
- Evrim Çolak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4961-5060)
- Can Taner
- Arif Öztürk
- Muhammed Zeki Şentürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2480-9249)
- Mustafa Doğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-8887)
- Baris Yildirimdemir
- Can Dokuyucu
- Refik Kuyrukcu
- Hasan Sansar
- Hamdi Vural
- Pervin Arikan
- Mustafa Mutlu
- Michael Betz
- Hatice Irem Nalcak
- Esra Cansiz
- Hüseyin Yıldız
- Suat Ozkorucuklu
- Omer Yavas
- Avni Aksoy
- Ahmet Sahin
- Mustafa Yuksel
- Ozlem Karsli
- Zafer Nergiz
Institutions
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi (TR)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (DE)
- Fatih University (TR)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Türksat (Turkey) (TR)
- Süddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum (Germany) (DE)
- Istanbul Technical University (TR)
- Hacettepe University (TR)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CH)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (DE)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Measurement Science and Technology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ae2943
- Primary Topic
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00