Recording Vavilov – Cherenkov radiation in a linear accelerator using a picosecond streak camera

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QEL16080· OSTI ID:22724567

Vorob'ev, N. S.; Gornostaev, P. B.; Zubko, A. E.; Lozovoi, V. I.; Smirnov, A. V.; Shashkov, E. V.; Schelev, M. Ya. ^[1]; Gurov, S. M.; Dorokhov, V. L.; Meshkov, O. I.

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1. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, 119991 Moscow (Russian Federation)

Using a picosecond image converter camera with a linear sweep (PS-1/S1 streak camera developed at GPI RAS, Moscow), we have measured temporal parameters of Vavilov – Cherenkov radiation pulses. The radiation was generated by relativistic electrons passing through a quartz cone mounted on the axis of a vacuum chamber of a linear accelerator, which is a part of the VEPP-5 injection complex at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (BINP SB RAS, Novosibirsk). The data obtained in these experiments provide an insight into the processes of formation of electron bunches and their ‘quality’ in a linear accelerator prior to injection of electrons into the accumulator-cooler. A conclusion is made regarding the advisability of streak camera application in tuning the linear accelerators for optimisation of electron bunch parameters. (Vavilov – Cherenkov radiation)

• OSTI ID: 22724567
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 46, Issue 9; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BEAM BUNCHERS
CHERENKOV RADIATION
ELECTRONS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
IMAGE CONVERTERS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
OPTIMIZATION
PULSES
QUARTZ
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
STREAK CAMERAS
TIME MEASUREMENT
TUNING