Using the LHeC ERL to generate high-energy photons

The Large Hadron electron Collider (LHeC) is a proposed future particle physics project colliding 60 GeV electrons from a six-pass recirculating energy-recovery linac (ERL) with 7 TeV protons stored in the LHC. The ERL technology allows for much higher beam current and, therefore, higher luminosity than a traditional linac. The high-current, high-energy electron beam can also be used to drive a free electron laser (FEL). In this contribution, we examine how the LHeC ERL can serve as a source of high-energy photons for studies in nuclear physics, high-energy physics, Axion detection, dark energy, and protein crystallography. In the first section, we discuss the performance of the LHeC-based FEL, operated in the SASE mode for generating photon pulses at wavelengths ranging from 200 keV to 600 keV. In the second section, we investigate photon production via Laser Compton scattering (LCS).