| Title |
K2CsSb Photocathode Performance in QWR SRF Gun |
| Authors |
- E. Wang, Y. Hao, Y.C. Jing, V. Litvinenko, I. Pinayev, T. Rao, J. Skaritka, G. Wang, T. Xin
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
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| Abstract |
In 2016 run of Coherent Electron Cooling, we have successfully tested the performance of a number of K2CsSb cathodes. These cathodes with QE of 6%-10% were fabricated in Instrumentation Division, a few miles away, transported to RHIC tunnel under UHV conditions, attached to the CeC gun, kept in storage, and inserted in the gun as needed. A maximum bunch charge of 4.6 nC was generated in the gun when the QE was 1.8 %. With careful conditioning at increasing accelerating fields, it was possible to maintain the QE of several cathodes for more than a week. For the cathodes that experienced degradation, the primary cause was multipacting when the power into the gun was increased. In the initial runs, the entire 20 mm substrate face was coated with the cathode material causing cathode induced multipacting. For subsequent measurements, the substrate was masked to coat only the central 9 mm of the substrate. By optimizing the procedure for boosting the power to the gun and covering all viewports to minimize dark current, we were able to minimize QE degradation. In this paper we discuss the cathode preparation, transfer to the gun and operational experience with the cathodes in 112 MHz gun.
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| Conference |
NAPAC2016, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Series |
North American Particle Accelerator Conference (3rd) |
| Proceedings |
Link to full NAPAC2016 Proccedings |
| Session |
Poster Session (MC2) |
| Date |
12-Oct-16 16:00–17:30 |
| Main Classification |
2: Photon Sources and Electron Accelerators |
| Sub Classification |
T02 - Electron Sources |
| Keywords |
cathode, ion, gun, multipactoring, vacuum |
| Publisher |
JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Editors |
Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany); Maria Power (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA); Vladimir Shiltsev (FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA); Marion White (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA) |
| ISBN |
978-3-95450-180-9 |
| Published |
January 2017 |
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