Its state-of-the-art technology accelerates electrons to 250 MeV and uses precision magnets and diagnostics to control the beam over 60 metres. With a unique 120 terawatt ultra-short-pulse laser, CLARA enables groundbreaking experiments unmatched anywhere else in Europe.
CLARA is one of the world’s brightest medium-energy electron beams and has been designed to develop and test next-generation accelerator technologies, shaping the future of medicine, high energy physics, material science and beyond.
Electrons are generated in a radiofrequency (RF) gun and accelerated using three 4-metre-long, 3 gigahertz RF accelerating cavities to an energy of 250 million electron volts (MeV). A network of 77 electromagnets and 65 diagnostic devices are then used to focus and steer the beam through the 60-metre-long facility.
CLARA also features a 120 terawatt ultra-short-pulse laser, enabling unique experiments that combine high-powered lasers with bright electron beams. This capability is unmatched anywhere else in Europe.
