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https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2014-MOPRI028
Title Different Countermeasures of Electron Amplification in the Photocathode Unit
Authors
  • E.T. Tulu, U. van Rienen
    Rostock University, Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Rostock, Germany
  • A. Arnold
    HZDR, Dresden, Germany
Abstract Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) structures may be subjected to electron multipacting (MP). The electrons emitted from one of the structure’s wall under certain conditions are accelerated by the RF field, thereby they may impact the wall again based on the field pattern in the structure. Accordingly the number of electrons increases exponentially caused by secondary electron emission*. The latter depends on the secondary emission coefficient of the surface material and the electron trajectory in the device under study**. This phenomenon limits the accelerating gradient in the cavity, moreover, it might cause an impair of RF components and distortion of the RF signal. Therefore, there should be an efficient countermeasure to suppress MP in order to boost the performance of the SRF gun. In this paper, three techniques of suppression of MP from the vicinity of the cathode, such as DC-bias, geometric modification and the microstructure of the cathode's surface, in the Rossendorf SRF gun are presented. The simulation has been done using CST Microwave Studio® and CST Particle Studio®***. Eventually, the efficient suppression method would be chosen for this particular case.
Footnotes & References * H.Padamsee, J. Knobloch and T. Hays, 1998, Ch. 10.
** E. T. Tulu, A. Arnold and U. van Rienen, 16th International Conference on SRF, Paris, France, 2013.
*** CST AG, http://www.cst.com.
Funding Federal Ministry for Research and Education BMBF; Project: 05K2013-HOPE
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Conference IPAC2014, Dresden, Germany
Series International Particle Accelerator Conference (5th)
Proceedings Link to full IPAC2014 Proccedings
Session Poster Session, Ribery Area
Date 16-Jun-14   16:00–18:00
Main Classification 03 Particle Sources and Alternative Acceleration Techniques
Sub Classification T02 Electron Sources
Keywords cathode, electron, SRF, gun, simulation
Publisher JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland); Gianluigi Arduini (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland); Peter Michel (HZDR, Dresden, Germany); Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany)
ISBN 978-3-95450-132-8
Published July 2014
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