The effect of the sled installation on extracted and lost beam at the australian synchrotron linac

A recent upgrade to the high power RF network of the linac at the Australian Synchrotron (AS) included a SLED Type 1 Pulse Compressor which has allowed for the operation of the 100 MeV linac using a single klystron. We explore the effects of the SLED installation on the properties of the beam extracted from the linac with a particular focus on the energy spread and bunch train profile. Additionally, the optical fibre beam loss monitor (oBLM), also recently commissioned, was employed to provide shot-by-shot feedback on loss location and intensity to investigate the change in beam losses.