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https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2015-WEPJE002
Title Photoinjector Improvement and Control by Surface Acoustic Waves
Authors
  • R.P. Johnson
    Muons, Inc, Illinois, USA
  • A. Afanasevpresenter, C.E. Korman
    GWU, Washington, USA
Abstract A new technique is being developed to enhance the efficiency of photocathodes used for electron sources to improve emission capabilities of electron sources, such as bunch charge and average current. The proposed technique is based on the use of surface acoustical waves (SAW) generated on the piezoelectric surface of a GaAs photocathode. The generation of SAW on piezoelectric substrates is known to produce strong piezoelectric fields that propagate on the surface of the material. These fields can significantly suppress recombination effects and result in enhanced quantum efficiency of photoemission. Experimental measurements of photoemission quantum efficiency will be done on semiconductors used as photocathode materials (e.g., GaAs) in presence of SAW with varied parameters. The experimental results will be used as input for physics modeling that will provide a basis for design of operational SAW-enhanced photocathodes. While the improved quantum efficiency and parameter control expected from the use of SAW will be useful for many research devices and accelerators, the commercialization of such a widespread field as electron microscopy is compelling.
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Conference IPAC2015, Richmond, VA, USA
Series International Particle Accelerator Conference (6th)
Proceedings Link to full IPAC2015 Proccedings
Session Wednesday Posters (Jefferson)
Date 06-May-15   16:00–18:00
Main Classification 3: Alternative Particle Sources and Acceleration Techniques
Sub Classification T02 - Electron Sources
Keywords electron, photon, experiment, controls, linac
Publisher JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Stuart Henderson (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA); Evelyn Akers (Jlab, Newport News, VA, USA); Todd Satogata (JLab, Newport News, VA, USA); Volker R.W. Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
ISBN 978-3-95450-168-7
Published June 2015
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