Initial commissioning results of the RTA injector

Author

Eylon, S. ; Henestroza, E. ; Lidia, S.M. ; Vanecek, D.L. ; Yu, S.S. ; Houck, T.L. ; Westenskow, G.A. ; Anderson, D.E.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

3390

Abstract

The creation of the drive beam remains one of the most challenging technical endeavours in constructing two-beam accelerators. We have begun testing the 1.2-kA, 1.0-MeV electron induction injector for the RTA experiment. The electron source is a 3.5-inch diameter, thermionic, flat-surface cathode with a maximum shroud field stress of approximately 165 kV/cm. The pulse length of the injector is approximately 250 ns, with a 120-ns flattop region. We report here measurements of the pulsed power system performance, beam voltage and current. Plans to measure the emittance and current density profile are discussed

Keywords

collective accelerators; electron accelerators; linear colliders; particle beam injection; relativistic electron beams; 1 MeV; 1.2 kA; 120 ns; 250 ns; 3.5 in; RTA injector; beam voltage; commissioning results; current density profile; drive beam; electron induction injector; electron source; emittance; flat-surface cathode; linear colliders; pulsed power system performance; two-beam accelerators; Cathodes; Current measurement; Electron sources; Particle beams; Power measurement; Power system measurements; Pulse measurements; Pulse power systems; Testing; Thermal stresses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.792313

Filename

792313