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Title: TiN and TiZrV Thin Film as a Remedy Against Electron Cloud

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/839756· OSTI ID:839756

In many accelerators running positively charged beams, ionization of residual gas and secondary electron emission in the beam pipe will give rise to an electron cloud which can cause beam blow-up or the loss of the circulating beam. One solution to avoid the electron cloud is to ensure that the vacuum wall has low secondary emission yield (SEY). The SEY of thin films of TiN and sputter-deposited non-evaporable getter were measured for a variety of conditions, including the effect of recontamination in an ultra high vacuum environment. This last process has a different effect on SEY than direct dosing with contaminating gases. In many accelerators running positively charged beams, ionization of residual gas and secondary electron emission in the beam pipe will give rise to an electron cloud which can cause beam blow-up or the loss of the circulating beam. One solution to avoid the electron cloud is to ensure that the vacuum wall has low secondary emission yield (SEY). The SEY of thin films of TiN and sputter-deposited non-evaporable getter were measured for a variety of conditions, including the effect of recontamination in an ultra high vacuum environment. This last process has a different effect on SEY than direct dosing with contaminating gases.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
839756
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-10985; TRN: US0503478
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English