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Towards operating low mean transverse energy alkali antimonide photocathodes at Argonne Cathode Test-stand

SUPC057
19 May 2024, 14:00
4h
Country (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Country

MCC Exhibit Hall A

201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
Student Poster Presentation MC2.T02 Electron Sources Student Poster Session

Speaker

Tariqul Hasan (Northern Illinois University)

Description

The performance and scientific reach of advanced electron accelerator applications, such as particle colliders, x-ray free electron lasers, and ultrafast electron diffraction, are determined by beam brightness. The beam brightness is constrained by the quality of photocathodes and is associated with low Mean Transverse Energy (MTE) of photoemitted electrons. To meet the requirements for applications demanding a bright electron beam, photocathodes must exhibit ultrasmooth physical and chemical roughness, a long operational lifetime, and robustness under high applied electric fields and laser fluences. In this work, we present the development of an experimental setup for the growth and in-situ characterization of high-quality, low-MTE alkali antimonide photocathodes. Additionally, we describe the modifications made to the Argonne Cathode Test-stand (ACT) at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) Facility, necessary for studying the performance of alkali antimonide photocathodes under real photoinjector conditions.

Region represented North America
Paper preparation format Word

Primary author

Tariqul Hasan (Northern Illinois University)

Co-authors

Eric Wisniewski (Illinois Institute of Technology) John Power (Argonne National Laboratory) Oksana Chubenko (Arizona State University) Philippe Piot (Northern Illinois University) Gongxiaohui Chen (Argonne National Laboratory)

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