光阴极RF腔中微波过程研究

由于光阴极RF腔注入器中电子束的脉冲结构由激光控制的特点,根据其电子束脉冲结构的特点,利用微波腔的等效电路,给出了这种微波腔中微波场变化公式,和关于光阴极RF腔的最佳耦合计算公式,并以CAEP光阴极RF腔注入器为例进行理论分析,给出这些变化对电子束参数(如能散度)的影响. 关键词： 光阴极RF腔注入器 光阴极 注入器 能散度     

光阴极微波电子枪中激光脉冲的时间抖动测量

 研究了光阴极微波电子枪输出电荷量与驱动激光相对于微波入射相位的关系。通过对光阴极材料在光电子发射时的肖特基效应和电子束团在电子枪内的纵向加速过程分析模拟，得到了电子枪输出电荷量与激光入射相位的一段线性关系，设计了利用此关系测量驱动激光脉冲相对于微波相位的时间抖动的实验方案。结果表明，这种测量方法可以分辨1.15fs的时间抖动，误差为0.23fs。     

HIAF-BRing的双向涂抹注入模拟

BRing是HIAF工程的主加速器,其设计流强为每个脉冲内的粒子数1×1011个（238U34+）,为了达到此设计流强,注入增益应达到88倍以上。BRing采用了双向涂抹注入方案,其满足BRing的注入增益要求,同时具有注入时间短和累计束分布较均匀而减小了空间电荷效应的特点。双向涂抹注入方案利用水平和垂直两组凸轨磁铁以及倾斜的静电偏转板,在水平相空间和垂直相空间内同时进行涂抹。为了检验双向涂抹注入方案能否达到BRing的设计要求,利用ORBIT程序对双向涂抹注入过程进行了模拟,模拟结果显示,在单次双向涂抹注入113圈的情况下,注入效率为97.7%,注入增益达到110.3倍,满足了BRing流强要求。累积束的分布相对均匀,空间电荷效应引起的工作点漂移约为-0.02,粒子因共振损失风险很小。针对注入束流偏角、切割板角度、工作点偏差和Bump延时等不同注入参数进行了误差分析,结果显示BRing的双向涂抹注入效率对注入参数偏差的容忍度较高。BRing is the main accelerator of High Intensity heavy Ion Accelerator Facility(HIAF) and its design current is 1×1011 particles per pulse (238U34+). To accumulate beams up to the design current, the injection gain has to reach 88. Two planes painting injection scheme is proposed for BRing. This scheme uses a tilted electrostatic septum and 8 bump magnets to paint beams into horizontal and vertical phase space simultaneously. It can inject enough beams into the ring in a short time and paint beams uniformly. The injection process is simulated using ORBIT code and 113 turns is injected into BRing with an injection efficiency of 97.7% which meets the requirement for beam current of BRing. The accumulated beams are distributed uniformly in transverse and hence have a little tune shift of -0.02 which reduces the risk of beam loss due to the resonance. Errors of injection parameters are analysed and the result shows two planes painting injection scheme has a high tolerance for errors of injection parameters.     

Direct measurement of the double emittance minimum in the beam dynamics of the sparc high-brightness photoinjector

In this Letter we report the first experimental observation of the double emittance minimum effect in the beam dynamics of high-brightness electron beam generation by photoinjectors; this effect, as predicted by the theory, is crucial in achieving minimum emittance in photoinjectors aiming at producing electron beams for short wavelength single-pass free electron lasers. The experiment described in this Letter was performed at the SPARC photoinjector site, during the first stage of commissioning of the SPARC project. The experiment was made possible by a newly conceived device, called an emittance meter, which allows a detailed and unprecedented study of the emittance compensation process as the beam propagates along the beam pipe.     

RF腔光阴极注入器中热发射度的测量研究

论文介绍RF腔光阴极注入器中热发射度的测量方法，在注入器中有三个因素影响热发射度的测量，它们是：射频场效应、空间电荷效应和发射度测量误差. 在注入器出口处，电子束发射度由：热发射度、射频场效应引起的发射度增长和空间电荷效应的发射度增长三部分组成. 论文从注入器中发射度增长理论和模拟出发，给出了一个能够消除射频场效应和空间电荷效应的热发射度测量方法.     

A method to measure the nonlinear force caused emittance growth in a RF photoinjector

Based on the multi-slit method, a new method is introduced to measure the non linear force caused emittance growth in a RF photoinjector. It is possible to reconstruct the phase space of a beam under some conditions by the multi-slit method. Based on the reconstructed phase space, besides the emittance, the emittance growth from the distortion of the phase space can also be measured. The emittance growth results from the effects of nonlinear force acting on electron, which is very important for the high quality beam in a RF photoinjector.     

Nonlinear longitudinal space charge oscillations in relativistic electron beams

In this Letter we study the evolution of an initial periodic modulation in the temporal profile of a relativistic electron beam under the effect of longitudinal space-charge forces. Linear theory predicts a periodic exchange of the modulation between the density and the energy profiles at the beam plasma frequency. For large enough initial modulations, wave breaking occurs after 1/2 period of plasma oscillation leading to the formation of short current spikes. We confirm this effect by direct measurements on a ps-modulated electron beam from an rf photoinjector. These results are useful for the generation of intense electron pulse trains for advanced accelerator applications.     

High-Power Modulated Intense Relativistic Electron Sources with Applications to RF Generation and Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

Recent advances in the physics and technology of the modulated intense relativistic electron beams (IREB's) are reviewed in this paper. Bunched dense electron beams can be used to construct high-power RF sources, which may critically affect future progress in fusion technology. In this paper a system is described in which electrical energy can be converted from a single pulse of relatively long duration into a series of subpulses of short duration (nanosecond and subnanosecond) and of high power (~1010 W). This electrical system consists of an IREB propagating through passive structures. The mutual interaction between the electron beam and one passive structure modifies the IREB so that power compression and beam modulation occur. When the modified IREB interacts with the next passive structure, the kinetic energy of the electrons is converted into electrical energy or RF energy. The beam current modulation depends on the injected IREB and the structure parameters. A 100-percent modulation of the current has been achieved. A single-beam source may be used for exciting radiation in a frequency range of 60 MHz to 10 GHz. In the frequency range of 60-750 MHz a modulated beam with power ~1010 W has already been achieved. IREB modulation at a frequency of ~3 GHz was performed and RF energy was extracted from the bunched beam with power output of 5 × 108 W.     

Simulation study on the emittance compensation of off-axis emitted beam in RF photoinjector

To make full use of the photocathode material and improve its quantum efficiency lifetime, it can be necessary to operate the laser away from the cathode center in photoinjectors. In RF guns, the off-axis emitted beam will see a time-dependent RF effect, which would generate a significant growth in transverse emittance. It has been demonstrated that such an emittance growth can be almost completely compensated by orienting the beam on a proper orbit in the downstream RF cavities along the injector [1]. In this paper we analyze in detail the simulation techniques used in reference [1] and the issues associated with them. The optimization of photoinjector systems involving off-axis beams is a challenging problem. To solve this problem, one needs advanced simulation tools including both genetic algorithms and an efficient algorithm for 3D space charge. In this paper, we report on simulation studies where the two codes ASTRA and IMPACT-T are used jointly to overcome these challenges, in order to optimize a system designed to compensate for the emittance growth in a beam emitted off axis.     

Study on the W-band photocathode RF gun

In this paper, we continue our W-band photoinjector work. We discuss the production of a high brightness femtosecond bunch using our proposed W-band photoinjector under different parameters. The parameters of the produced bunch are the energy of 1.2 MeV, the length of 60 fs, the peak current of 90 A, the normalized emittance of 0.4 mm mrad and the energy spread of 1.9%. Finally, we present some application examples of the proposed photoinjector.     

作为BEPCII预注入器的光阴极注入器

 为了提高并且采用双束加速技术以进一步提高BEPCII正电子从直线加速器注入到储存环的速率,BEPCII(Beijing Electron Positron Collider Upgrade Project) 正在建造带有两个次谐波聚束腔的新预注入器。提出了使用光阴极注入器作为BEPCII预注入器的新方案,其性能优于次谐波聚束系统：发射度和能散至多为次谐波聚束系统的1/4,100%的传输效率,没有卫星束团的干扰,等。此外,还分别对光阴极注入器在高电荷量和低电荷量两种情况下的束流动力学进行了模拟计算和优化研究,并将其性能与正在建造的次谐波聚束系统和旧聚束系统的性能进行了比较和讨论。由此光阴极注入器产生的电子束还可以在将来用作激光-等离子体或激光-非传导性加速结构的尾场加速研究。     

Generation of high-power electron beams in magnetron guns with secondary-emission cathodes

High-power electrons beams generated in a single injection magnetron gun with secondary-emission cathodes and in a set of such guns are studied. Hollow electron beams of current 50–100 A, electron energy 30–100 kV, and peak power 1–5 MW are obtained. The beams can be used as electron sources in accelerators and ordinary and multibeam high-power microwave devices.     

Production of ultra-short high-power microwave pulses in Čerenkov backward-wave systems (Review)

The article presents a review of works (mainly, of experimental ones) on production of subgigawatt and gigawatt microwave pulses of extremely short duration (5–7 RF periods) using backward-wave systems fed with nanosecond and subnanosecond high-current electron beams produced by compact accelerators. Theoretical approaches to the generation process (which is essentially non-steady-state) are briefly summarized. Using the effect of spatial accumulation of energy in a short running microwave pulse allows production of pulses with peak power notably higher then the driving electron beam power. Compact microwave sources developed for operation in the Ka-band and X-band are described. Special attention is given to the issue of high pulse repetition frequency operation of the sources.     

Simulation study of a photo-injector for brightness improvement in Thomson scattering X-ray source via ballistic bunching

Increasing the peak brightness is beneficial to various applications of the Thomson scattering X-ray source. A higher peak brightness of the scattered X-ray pulse demands a shorter scattering electron beam realized by beam compression in the electron beam-line. In this article, we study the possibility of compressing the electron beam in a typical S-band normal conducting photo-injector via ballistic bunching, through just adding a short RF linac section right behind the RF gun, so as to improve the peak brightness of the scattered x-ray pulse. Numerical optimization by ASTRA demonstrates that the peak current can increase from 50 A to > 300 A for a 500 pC, 10 ps FWHM electron pulse, while normalized transverse RMS emittance and RMS energy spread increases very little. Correspondingly, the peak brightness of the Thomson scattering X-ray source is estimated to increase about three times.     

Polarized electron sources

We review current methods for production of polarized electron beams. Major focus is devoted to photoemission from GaAs, which is the way that current facilities rely on. Some aspects of this kind of technology such as the physics behind generation of polarized beams and its advantages and limitations are considered. Finally, the perspectives for implementation of a GaAs photocathode in a RF gun are discussed. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

S波段相对论速调管放大器同轴输出腔的数值模拟

 介绍了S波段强流相对论速调管放大器（RKA）同轴输出腔内束波转换效率和腔主要参数的计算、微波提取的粒子模拟和优化以及实验。模拟计算时,采用单间隙的同轴输出腔,束压580 kV、束流4 kA的环行电子束,基波调制深度为80%,利用3维粒子程序得到约500 MW的微波输出功率,效率21.5%。将该模拟结果应用于实验的设计,实验中采用束压550 kV、束流4 kA的电子束得到功率500 MW、脉宽120 ns的输出微波,束波转换效率22.7%,实验结果与模拟结果吻合较好。     

Phase rotation scheme of laser-produced ions for reduction of the energy spread

In order to widely spread out particle beams utilized in cancer therapy, laser-produced ions are developed as the injection beam for an ion synchrotron dedicated for cancer therapy. Such a laser ion source is expected to contribute largely to the realization of compactness of the size and low cost of the cancer therapy accelerator. The energy spectrum of the laser-produced ions, however, has no peak, but their intensities decrease exponentially according to the increase of the energy. For the purpose of modifying such a situation, we have proposed a scheme to rotate the beam in the longitudinal phase space with the use of the RF electric field, which is phase-adjusted with the pulse laser. We aim for a reduction of the energy spread of ± 5% selected by an energy analyzer and slits to ±1% by such phase rotation. For this purpose, a quarter wavelength resonator with two gaps with the same resonant frequency as the source laser has already been fabricated, together with its RF power source. The above phase rotation system and its recent experimental realization are presented.     

用于DC–SC超导光电子枪中的光阴极的研制

DC-SC超导光阴极微波电子枪是一种新型的高平均流强电子源,本文介绍了其中的关键部件—光阴极的研制.在自行研制的光阴极制备室里成功制备了两种光阴极:Cs₂Te和Cs₃Sb光阴极.Cs₂Te光阴极的寿命长,用266nm紫外光激发,量子效率QE>25%,真空中(1×10^－5Pa)寿命50h.Cs₃Sb光阴极是多层膜结构,用532nm激光激发,量子效率2%,真空中(10^－5Pa)寿命只有几个小时.两者都可以满足电子枪的设计要求,但是由于Cs₂Te光阴极更稳定,在目前的DC-SC超导光电子枪调试实验中采用这种光阴极