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Photoelectrons beam measurement from a magnesium cathode in a RF electron gun

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10178357· OSTI ID:10178357
The performance of a magnesium cathode in a one-and-half cell photocathode RF gun measured at the Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility (ATF). The frequency quadrupled Nd:YAG laser (266 nm) was used to stimulate the photoelectron emissions. For a normal incident laser pulse, the quantum efficiency of the magnesium at 10{sup {minus}7} torr was measured to be 5 {times} 10{sup {minus}4}, which is more than 20 times the value for copper under similar conditions.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
10178357
Report Number(s):
BNL--60738; CONF-9408146--1; ON: DE94017994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English