Operation of the high brightness LINAC for the advanced free-electron laser initiative at Los Alamos

R. L. Sheffield, R. H. Austin, K. D.C. Chan, S. M. Gierman, J. M. Kinross-Wright, S. H. Kong, D. C. Nguyen, S. J. Russell, C. A. Timmer

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Abstract

Free-electron lasers and high-energy physics accelerators have increased the demand for very high-brightness beam sources. This paper describes the design of an accelerator which has produce beams of 2.1 π mm-mrad at 1 nC and emittances of 3.7 and 6.5 π mm-mrad for 2 and 3 nC, respectively. The accelerator has been operated between 10 and 18 MeV. The beam emittance growth in the accelerator is minimized by using a photoinjector electron source integrated into the design of the linac, a focusing solenoid to correct the emittance growth caused by space charge, and a special design of the coupling slots between accelerator cavities to minimize quadrupole effects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages2970-2972
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)0780312031
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 15th Biennial Particle Accelerator Conference. Part 1 (of 5) - Washington, DC, USA
Duration: May 17 1993May 20 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference
Volume4

Other

OtherProceedings of the 15th Biennial Particle Accelerator Conference. Part 1 (of 5)
CityWashington, DC, USA
Period5/17/935/20/93

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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