Title :
The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator-overview and status
Author :
Schoessow, P. ; Chojnacki, E. ; Gai, W. ; Ho, C. ; Konecny, R. ; Power, J. ; Rosing, M. ; Simpson, J.
Author_Institution :
Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA
Abstract :
The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) is a new facility for advanced accelerator research, with a particular emphasis on studies of high gradient (~100 MeV/m) Wakefield acceleration. A novel high current short pulse L-Band photocathode gun and preaccelerator will provide 100 nC electron bunches at 20 MeV to be used as a drive beam, while a second high brightness gun will be used to generate a 5 MeV witness beam for Wakefield measurements. We present an overview of the various AWA systems, the status of construction, and initial commissioning results
Keywords :
collective accelerators; electron accelerators; electron guns; photocathodes; Argonne Wakefield Accelerator; Wakefield acceleration; electron bunches; high brightness gun; high current short pulse L-Band photocathode gun; preaccelerator; Acceleration; Cathodes; Colliding beam accelerators; Colliding beam devices; Electron accelerators; Linear particle accelerator; Particle beams; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1203-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1993.309398
