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Description
The University of Melbourne’s X-band Laboratory for Accelerators and Beams (X-LAB) is developing a compact electron linear accelerator. The injector system will consist of a 100 keV DC photogun, a pulsed UV laser, an S-band (2.9985 GHz) RF buncher, and magnetic elements for beam transport. This paper reports on the commissioning of the injector system. We present the characterisation of the test laser and buncher, as well as initial electron beam measurements with Faraday cup. Particle tracking simulations using General Particle Tracer (GPT) code were used to obtain approximate optimal solenoid currents. We also report on the conditioning of the photogun, including photocathode inspection, vacuum performance, dark current, and stray radiation.
Funding Agency
Melbourne Research Scholarship and AINSE Travel Grant
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