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Experimental study of a Cherenkov diffraction radiation bunch length monitor using Schottky detectors

TUP047
1 Sept 2026, 16:20
2h
Ballroom C (Whistler Conference Centre)

Ballroom C

Whistler Conference Centre

Poster Presentation MC05: Longitudinal Diagnostics and Synchronization Tuesday Poster Session 2

Speaker

Jack McGunigal (University of Manchester)

Description

A non-invasive bunch length monitor based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) was initially designed for 150 MeV, sub-ps bunches and is now also being considered for the AWAKE Run 2c 18 MeV seed electron beam line to measure RMS bunch lengths in the ps range. The monitor consists of dielectric radiators that generate polarization radiation when an electron bunch passes in close proximity to them. Coherent ChDR emitted from the radiators is measured by zero-bias Schottky detectors operating in different frequency bands, enabling a relative measurement of the RMS bunch length. We present measurements performed at the CERN Linear Electron Accelerator for Research (CLEAR) characterising the bunch length dependence of the diode response across two frequency bands, 50-75 GHz and 90-140 GHz, for bunch lengths of 0.4-2.5 ps.

Funding Agency

Cockcroft Institute core grant

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Supervisor's name Guoxing Xia
Supervisor's email guoxing.xia@manchester.ac.uk
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Author

Jack McGunigal (University of Manchester)

Co-authors

Alexander Malyzhenkov (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Andreas Schloegelhofer (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Antonio Gilardi (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Can Davut (Türkiye Enerji Nükleer ve Maden Araştırma Kurumu) Ciara Moore (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Collette Pakuza (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Davide Gamba (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Giacomo Tangari (European Organization for Nuclear Research, Sapienza University of Rome) Guoxing Xia (University of Manchester) Michele Bergamaschi (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Pavel Karataev (Royal Holloway University of London) Pierre Korysko (University of Oxford) Robert Kieffer (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Roberto Corsini (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Sara Simonsson (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Thibaut Lefevre (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Wilfrid Farabolini (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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