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URLhttps://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUPM043
TitleSurface cleaning and chemical process analysis of high quantum efficiency magnesium photocathode
Authors
  • R. Xiang, A. Hoffmann, A. Arnold, A. Ryzhov, G. Hallilingaiah, J. Schaber, J. Teichert, P. Murcek, R. Niemczyk, S. Gatzmaga
    Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
AbstractMagnesium (Mg) has been demonstrated to be a safe, stable, and reliable photocathode for both normal-conducting and superconducting RF guns. Pure magnesium, with its low work function of 3.6 eV, exhibits significant quantum efficiency (QE) improvement — by up to two orders of magnitude — following appropriate surface cleaning procedures. This study investigates the chemical processes occurring on the material's surface in its as-received state and after thermal and plasma cleaning. These findings provide critical insights into the mechanisms underlying QE enhancement on this metallic photocathode.
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Conference16th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Series
LocationTaipei, Taiwan
Date01-06 Jun 2025
PublisherJACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editorial Board* Ming-Chyuan Lin - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * Yoichi Sato - KEK * Jui-Che Huang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center * David Button - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation * Ping-Shun Chuang - National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Online ISBN978-3-95450-248-6
Online ISSN2673-5490
Received28 May 2025
Revised13 October 2025
Accepted13 October 2025
Issued05 November 2025
DOI10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2025-TUPM043
Pages1249-1251