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We present a compact electron buncher that uses a permanent magnet setup for beam focusing. The buncher modulates the input direct-current beam into 5.7-GHz bunch train. The buncher consists of two radiofrequency (RF) cavities. Immediately downstream of each RF cavity, there is an electrostatic potential depression (EPD) section. An EPD section in an electrically insulated beam pipe biased with a negative high voltage. The EPD method remarkably shortens the buncher structure by rapidly forming the bunch train. Each of the RF cavities and the EPD sections uses an individual set of rectangular permanent magnets, arranged in a circular array, which provide a solenoid-like focusing field. The polarity of the magnets is configured to form an alternating on-axis magnetic field orientation for minimizing the total weight. Coarse adjustment of the magnetic field is achieved by adding or removing permanent magnet rectangles. For fine adjustments, the rectangles are moved evenly in the radial direction. We show simulation results of the buncher performance and the tunable magnetic focusing. Initial experimental results are also reported.
Funding Agency
This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, under project number 20240136ER.
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