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Photocathode operation of a thermionic RF gun

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Summary, in English

The thermionic RF gun using a BaO cathode at the MAX-lab linac injector has been successfully commissioned for additional operation as a photocathode gun. By retaining the BaO cathode, lowering the temperature below thermal emission and illuminating it with a UV (263 nm) 9 ps laser pulse a reduced emittance and enhanced emission control has been achieved. Measurements show a normalised emittance of 5.5 mm mrad at 200 pC charge and a maximum quantum efficiency of 1.1×10-4. The gun is now routinely switched between storage ring injections in thermionic mode and providing a beam for the MAX-lab test FEL in photocathode mode.

Department/s

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

291-295

Publication/Series

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment

Volume

606

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0167-5087