RF phase stability and electron beam characterization for the PLEIADES Thomson X-ray source

Author

Brown, W.J. ; Hartemann, F.V. ; Tremaine, A.M. ; Springer, P.T. ; Le Sage, G.P. ; Barty, C.P.J. ; Rosenzweig, J.B. ; Crane, J.K. ; Cross, R.R. ; Fittinghoff, D.N. ; Gibson, D.J. ; Slaughter, D.R. ; Anderson, S.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

26-26 Sept. 2002

Firstpage

107

Lastpage

108

Abstract

We report on the performance of an S-band RF photocathode electron gun and accelerator for operation with the PLEIADES Thomson scattering X-ray source at LLNL. To produce picosecond, high brightness X-ray pulses, picosecond timing, Terahertz bandwidth diagnostics, and RF phase control are required. Planned optical, RF, X-ray and electron beam measurements to characterize the dependence of electron beam parameters and synchronization on RF phase stability are presented.

Keywords

electron accelerators; electron beam applications; electron guns; frequency stability; phase control; photocathodes; plasma X-ray sources; PLEIADES Thomson scattering X-ray source; RF measurements; RF phase control; RF phase stability; S-band RF photocathode electron guns; Terahertz bandwidth diagnostics; X-ray measurements; electron accelerators; electron beam characterization; electron beam measurements; electron beam parameters; electron beam synchronization; high brightness X-ray pulse production; optical measurements; picosecond timing; Brightness; Cathodes; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Radio frequency; Stability; Timing; X-ray scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2002. Conference Digest. Twenty Seventh International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7423-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2002.1076107

Filename

1076107