Layout of an Electrostatic Storage Ring at KACST

A state-of-the-art fixed energy electrostatic storage ring that will allow for precision experiments with most different kinds of ions in the energy range of up to 30 keV will be constructed and operated at the National Centre for Mathematic and Physics (NCMP) at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). The ring is planned to be the central machine of a unique and highly flexible experimental platform. The lattice design therefore has to cover the different experimental techniques that the ring will be equipped with, such as e.g. electron-ion crossed-beams and ion-laser/ion-ion/ionneutral merged-beams techniques. This paper presents the technical and particle optical design of this novel machine, explains the particular challenges in its layout, and reports on the general project status