Performance of GAASP/GAAS Superlattice Photocathodes in High Energy Experiments using Polarized Electrons
Abstract
The GaAsP/GaAs strained superlattice photocathode structure has proven to be a significant advance for polarized electron sources operating with high peak currents per microbunch and relatively low duty factor. This is the characteristic type of operation for SLAC and is also planned for the ILC. This superlattice structure was studied at SLAC [1], and an optimum variation was chosen for the final stage of E-158, a high-energy parity violating experiment at SLAC. Following E-158, the polarized source was maintained on standby with the cathode being re-cesiated about once a week while a thermionic gun, which is installed in parallel with the polarized gun, supplied the linac electron beams. However, in the summer of 2005, while the thermionic gun was disabled, the polarized electron source was again used to provide electron beams for the linac. The performance of the photocathode 24 months after its only activation is described and factors making this possible are discussed.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 876757
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-11711
TRN: US0601313
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Contributed to 11th International Workshop on Polarized Sources and Targets (PST05), Tokyo, Japan, 14-17 Nov 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; CATHODES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON SOURCES; ELECTRONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PARITY; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOCATHODES; STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER; SUPERLATTICES; TARGETS; THERMIONICS; Accelerators,ACCPHY, PHYS
Citation Formats
Brachmann, A., Clendenin, J.E., Maruyama, T., Garwin, E.L., Ioakemidi, K., Prescott, C.Y., Turner, J.L., /SLAC, Prepost, R., and /Wisconsin U., Madison. Performance of GAASP/GAAS Superlattice Photocathodes in High Energy Experiments using Polarized Electrons. United States: N. p., 2006.
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Brachmann, A., Clendenin, J.E., Maruyama, T., Garwin, E.L., Ioakemidi, K., Prescott, C.Y., Turner, J.L., /SLAC, Prepost, R., & /Wisconsin U., Madison. Performance of GAASP/GAAS Superlattice Photocathodes in High Energy Experiments using Polarized Electrons. United States.
Brachmann, A., Clendenin, J.E., Maruyama, T., Garwin, E.L., Ioakemidi, K., Prescott, C.Y., Turner, J.L., /SLAC, Prepost, R., and /Wisconsin U., Madison. Mon .
"Performance of GAASP/GAAS Superlattice Photocathodes in High Energy Experiments using Polarized Electrons". United States.
doi:. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/876757.
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title = {Performance of GAASP/GAAS Superlattice Photocathodes in High Energy Experiments using Polarized Electrons},
author = {Brachmann, A. and Clendenin, J.E. and Maruyama, T. and Garwin, E.L. and Ioakemidi, K. and Prescott, C.Y. and Turner, J.L. and /SLAC and Prepost, R. and /Wisconsin U., Madison},
abstractNote = {The GaAsP/GaAs strained superlattice photocathode structure has proven to be a significant advance for polarized electron sources operating with high peak currents per microbunch and relatively low duty factor. This is the characteristic type of operation for SLAC and is also planned for the ILC. This superlattice structure was studied at SLAC [1], and an optimum variation was chosen for the final stage of E-158, a high-energy parity violating experiment at SLAC. Following E-158, the polarized source was maintained on standby with the cathode being re-cesiated about once a week while a thermionic gun, which is installed in parallel with the polarized gun, supplied the linac electron beams. However, in the summer of 2005, while the thermionic gun was disabled, the polarized electron source was again used to provide electron beams for the linac. The performance of the photocathode 24 months after its only activation is described and factors making this possible are discussed.},
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