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Some problems on rf breakdown in room temperature accelerator structure, a possible criterion

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5511056· OSTI ID:5511056
The discussion is confined to high gradient, room-temperature accelerators which have clean well-finished cavity surfaces and good vacuum conditions. Breakdown-initiating mechanisms due to ''cold'' field electron emission occurring at isolated sites on broad-area cavity surfaces, where the field is enhanced, are described. The influences of an alternating field and transition time tunneling are taken into account. The thermal instability resulting in vacuum voltage breakdown is hypothesized to derive a new criterion for room-temperature accelerator structure. 18 refs., 5 figs. (DWL)
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
5511056
Report Number(s):
SLAC/AP-51; ON: DE86013386
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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