17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
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Production and Initial Testing of a Nanostructured Copper Photocathode in an S-Band RF Gun

THP2131
21 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Board: Thursday roquefort: RD03
Poster Presentation MC2.T02: Photon sources: Electron Sources Poster session

Speaker

Dmitry Bazyl (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

Description

A copper photocathode based on bulk Cu(100) substrate
with a 50 𝜇m-diameter nanostructured region was fabricated
and integrated into an S-band radio-frequency gun. We
report the procedure for production and preparation of high-
quality copper cathodes with nanostructured area compatible
with state-of-the-art S-band RF gun. Experimental results
indicate absence of increased dark current up to 70 MV/m
at the cathode.

Funding Agency

Work performed in the framework of R&D for future accelerator operation modes at the European XFEL and financed by the European XFEL GmbH.

Paper status Proceeding files received

Author

Dmitry Bazyl (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

Co-authors

Anna Winiarska-Bialk (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Arti Dangwal Pandey (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Center for X-ray and Nano Science) Daniel Elinjikkal (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Elmar Vogel (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Hamed Achour (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Klaus Floettmann (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Lutz Lilje (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Mario Lengkeit (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Max Hachmann (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Miriam Barthelmess (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Nils Plambeck (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY) Satishkumar Kulkarni (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Centre for X-ray and Nano Science) Thomas Keller (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Universität Hamburg, Centre for X-ray and Nano Science) Vincent Hennicke (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)

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