Design study of a free electron laser storage ring

The results of a design study for a free electron laser storage ring are discussed. The goal of the study was to show the feasibility of a storage ring beam to be used as the driver for a free electron laser. The requirements for such a storage ring in many respects are more demanding than the parameters of colliding beam storage rings; however, experience and results of many fundamental studies on existing storage rings give us confidence that none of the parameters required for a free electron laser storage ring exceeds the technical possibilities. In fact it was found that the storage ring parameters are well within the state of the art and still leave significant freedom for further optimization. Some of the most characteristic storage ring parameters as obtained in this design study are listed in a table.