R&D
Accelerator R&D Activities
Operation of the XFEL Accelerator
Accelerator R&D Activities
OP and Cost Center Structure
see sheet "R&D" for the R&D relevant packages and cost centers
Similar to the structure of the (standard) operation of the XFEL accelerator also the R&D activities to develop the XFEL facility is structres in Research Packages (RP) lead by the Principle Investigator and organized in pillars. R&D Activities can be proposed to the MXL machine coordination at any time using the the template linked below. Proposals are pre-screened by MXL, assessed by the R&D Board and approved by the XFEL Management Board. Once a year a status report about the progress within each RP is requested with the Status Report template.
PI are offered to provide a web page for their RP as a sub-page to this section.
Research Package Structure as of April 2023
Documents regarding Accelerator R&D Activities
Accelerator R&D Policy
This document describes the policy established for the XFEL accelerator R&D activities at DESY.
Template R&D Proposal
This template is to be used for all new R&D activities for the XFEL accelerator. To be assessed by the Acc. R&D board
Presentation R&D Proposal
Template to present your proposal to the XFEL Acc. R&D Board
Template R&D Status Report
This template is supposed to be used to provide a status report of the R&D activity's progress about once a year
Template R&D Status Presentation
Template to present the report the status of the R&D activity to the R&D Board
Template R&D Final Report
When a R&D activity is concluded a final report about the outcome is expected using this template.