First Beam Measurements of the S-Band photocathode Radio-Frequency Gun at Tsinghua University

During the last decades, photocathode rf gun has been proven to be successful in generating the high brightness electron beam （-lnC,-lπ mmmrad,-l ps） which is required by the ILC, XFEL, Thomson scattering x-ra y source, etc. A photocathode rf gun system is built to develop electron source for the Thomson scattering x-ray source at Accelerator Laboratory of Tsinghua University. The system consists of a BNL/ATF-type 1.6 cell S-band rf cavity, a solenoid for emittance compensation, a laser system and some simple equipments for beam diagnosis. The first beam measurements of the photocathode rf gun, including the dark current, transverse beam profile, charge and quantum efficiency, are reported.     

TW Laser system for Thomson scattering X-ray light source at Tsinghua University

A TW (Tera Watt) laser system based on Ti:sapphire mainly for the Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray light source (TTX) is being built. Both UV (ultraviolet) laser pulse for driving the photocathode radio-frequency (RF) gun and the IR (infrared) laser pulse as the electron-beam-scattered-light are provided by the system. Efforts have also been made in laser pulse shaping and laser beam transport to optimize the high-brightness electron beam production by the photocathode RF gun.     

A simulation study of Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray source

Thomson scattering X-ray sources are compact and a?ordable facilities that produce short duration, high brightness X-ray pulses enabling new experimental capacities in ultra-fast science studies, and also medical and industrial applications. Such a facility has been built at the Accelerator Laboratory of Tsinghua University, and upgrade is in progress. In this paper, we present a proposed layout of the upgrade with design parameters by simulation, aiming at high X-ray pulses flux and brightness, and also enabling advanced dynamics studies and applications of the electron beam. Design and construction status of main subsystems are also presented.     

RF deffecting cavity for bunch length measurement in Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray source

An RF deffecting cavity used for bunch length measurement has been designed and fabricated at Tsinghua University for the Thomson Scattering X-Ray Source. The cavity is a 2856 MHz, π-mode, 3-cell standing-wave cavity, to diagnose the 3.5 MeV beam produced by photocathode electron gun. With a larger power source, the same cavity will again be used to measure the accelerated beam with energy of 50 MeV before colliding with the laser pulse. The RF design using MAFIA for both the cavity shape and the power coupler is reviewed, followed by presenting the fabrication procedure and bench measurement results of two cavities.     

双自由度诊断高能电子透镜成像技术（英文）

电磁场及流体演化过程信息的获取在高能量密度物理、可控核聚变及实验天体物理的研究中起着重要的作用,然而在实验过程中,电磁场信息及流体信息的同步获取是非常困难的。基于高能电子透镜成像技术,利用面密度差分的方法,提出了一种可以实现面密度和场积分强度同时获取的双自由度诊断设计方案。结合了蒙特卡罗模拟和束流光学分析,该方案在相对较强的电磁场情况下的适用性得到了验证。此外,我们可以通过改变Fourier面处光阑的形状将其适用区间扩展到低电磁场强度相空间。结合高能电子束相对论速度及超短脉冲的特点,该技术非常适用于磁流体超快演化过程的诊断。     

Generating 10-40 MeV high quality monoenergetic electron beams using a 5 TW 60 fs laser at Tsinghua University

A unique facility for laser plasma physics and advanced accelerator research has recently been built at Tsinghua University. This system is based on a Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray source (TTX), which combines an ultrafast TW laser with a synchronized 45 MeV high brightness linac. In our recent laser wakefield acceleration experiments, we have obtained 10-40 MeV high quality monoenergetic electron beams by running the laser at 5 TW peak power. Under certain conditions a very low relative energy spread of a few percent can be achieved. Absolute charge calibration for three different scintillating screens has also been performed using the linac system.     

X射线自由电子激光试验装置

X射线自由电子激光试验装置(以下简称"SXFEL试验装置")是中国第一台X射线相干光源,其输出波长小于9 nm。这台基于0.84 GeV直线加速器、以掌握装置相关技术和实验演示种子型自由电子激光(FEL)级联与短波长回声型FEL为主要目标的自由电子激光装置,于2020年11月通过国家验收。本文将介绍SXFEL试验装置的基本情况和主要进展。     

A new method to generate relativistic comb bunches with tunable subpicosecond spacing

We propose and analyze a scheme to produce comb bunches, i.e. a bunch consisting of micro-bunch trains, with tunable subpicosecond spacing. In the scheme, the electron beam is first deflected by a deflecting cavity which introduces a longitudinal-dependent linear transverse kick to the particles. After passing through a drift space, the transverse beam size is linearly coupled to the longitudinal position of the particle inside the beam, and a mask is placed there to tailor the beam, then the mask distribution is imprinted on the beam's longitudinal distribution. A quadrupole magnet and another deflecting cavity are used in the beam line to compensate the transverse angle due to the first deflecting cavity. Analysis shows that the number, length, and spacing of the trains can be controlled through the parameters of the deflecting cavity and the mask. Such electron bunch trains can be applied to an infrared free electron laser, a plasma-wakefield accelerator and a supper-radiance THz source.     

RF deflecting cavity for bunch length measurement in Tsinghua Thomson scattering X-ray source

An RF deflecting cavity used for bunch length measurement has been designed and fabricated at Tsinghua University for the Thomson Scattering X-Ray Source. The cavity is a 2856 MHz, π-mode, 3-cell standing-wave cavity, to diagnose the 3.5 MeV beam produced by photocathode electron gun. With a larger power source, the same cavity will again be used to measure the accelerated beam with energy of 50~MeV before colliding with the laser pulse.     

清华汤姆逊散射X射线源初步实验研究

汤姆逊散射X射线源利用高亮度的相对论电子束与超短TW级激光相互作用,能产生能量可调、脉冲长度短（～100飞秒量级）的准单色高能X射线,在超快物理过程研究和医学领域具有广泛的应用前景。清华大学工程物理系加速器实验室正在积极筹建基于光阴极微波电子枪和飞秒强激光的汤姆逊散射实验平台,并利用实验室现有的16MeV返波行波加速器和Nd:YAG纳秒调Q激光系统进行了初步实验研究。在解决实验中出现的电磁干扰和韧致辐射X射线本底干扰等问题后,在实验中测量到了脉宽为6纳秒、脉冲光子产额为1.7x 10^4 的散射光子信号。在本文中将对实验装置和结果进行详细介绍。