THE PHOTO INJECTOR TEST FACILITY AT DESY ZEUTHEN: RESULTS OF THE FIRST PHASE

The photo injector test facility at DESY Zeuthen successfully concluded it’s first phase of operation in November 2003 (PITZ1). After a complete characterization of the injector, the gun has been transfered to Hamburg and has already been taken into operation on the VUV-FEL. The measurement program for the year 2003 included RF commissioning, emittance studies, momentum and bunch length measurements, and studies of the influence of the drive laser parameters. We provide an overview on the latest achievements in all of these topics and an outlook on the future plans at PITZ.