PHOTOINJECTOR∗

The new FERMI@Elettra photoinjector is presently un-dergoing high-power testing and characterization at MAX-lab in Lund, Sweden. This effort is a collaboration between Sincrotrone Trieste, MAX-lab and UCLA. The 1.6-cell RF gun cavity and the focusing solenoid were successfully de-signed and built by the Particle Beam Physics Laboratory at UCLA, delivered to Sincrotrone Trieste at the beginning of 2008, and installed in the linac tunnel at MAX-lab. Use of the MAX-lab facility will allow the FERMI project to progress significantly with the photoinjector while waiting for the completion of the new linac building extension at Sincrotrone Trieste. We report here on the high-power con-ditioning of the RF cavity and the first beam tests