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Title: Absolute Current Calibration of 1$$\mu$$A CW Electron Beam

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OSTI ID:842285

The future experimental program at Jefferson Lab requires an absolute current calibration of a 1 {mu}A CW electron beam to better than 1% accuracy. This paper presents the mechanical and electrical design of a Tungsten calorimeter that is being constructed to provide an accurate measurement of the deposited energy. The energy is determined by measuring the change in temperature after beam exposure. Knowledge of the beam energy then yields number of electrons stopped by the calorimeter during the exposure. Simulations show that the energy lost due to electromagnetic and hadronic particle losses are the dominant uncertainty. Details of the precision thermometry and calibration, mechanical design, thermal simulations and simulations will be presented.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
842285
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACP-05-388; DOE/ER/40150-3543; POM006; TRN: US0503252
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7th European Workshop on Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation for Particle Accelerators, 6 - 8 June, 2005, Hôtel Métropole / Lyon - France
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English