17–22 May 2026
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In-air optical techniques for temporal diagnostics at picosecond resolution

MOP6613
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC6.T03: Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation Poster session

Speaker

Joel Valerian (The University of Melbourne)

Description

Radiative temporal diagnostics like Cherenkov diffraction radiation easily offer ps-resolution but require in-vacuum operation. For detectors in air, prompt Cherenkov radiation (ChR) provides ps-resolution while greatly reducing deployment complexity. We investigate such in-air ChR diagnostics to resolve sub-ns bunch structure at the Australian Synchrotron's injector linac. Existing monitors can resolve \qty{2}{ns} bunch spacing but cannot detect possible \qty{330}{ps} satellite bunches induced by \qty{3}{GHz} travelling-wave structures. A mirrored silica crystal is considered for generating and guiding ChR towards a photodetector. Impacts of path-length dispersion in the crystal are assessed, alongside optimisation of photodetector placement relative to the crystal. Ability of existing diagnostics (such as a Fast Current Transformer) to resolve sub-ns bunch structure is assessed. Existing diagnostics serve to benchmark the performance of novel monitors exploiting the mirrored crystal. These techniques support improved longitudinal phase-space measurement, thus increasing injection efficiency, improving bunch purity, and optimising RF-phasing in a dual-RF system.

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Author

Paarangat Pushkarna (The University of Melbourne)

Co-authors

Mr Eugene Tan (Australian Synchrotron) Prof. Geoffrey Norman Taylor (The University of Melbourne) Joel Valerian (The University of Melbourne) Matteo Volpi (The University of Melbourne) Paul Giansiracusa (The University of Melbourne) Roger Rassool (The University of Melbourne) Rohan Dowd (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) Suzanne Sheehy (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) Vincent Lu (The University of Melbourne)

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