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Title: Photoinjector RF cavity design for high power CW FEL

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The project is under way to develop a key enabling technology for highpower CW FEL: an RF photoinjector capable of producing continuous average current greater than 100 mA. The specific aim is a n-mode, normalconducting IW photoinjector, 3 nC of bunch charge, 100 mA of current (at 33.3-MHz bunch repetition rate) and emittance less than 10 mm-mad. This level of performance will enable robust 100-kW-class FEL operation with electron beam energy <100 MeV, thereby reducing the size and cost of the FEL. This design is scalable to the MW power level by increasing the electron bunch repetition rate to a higher value. The major challenges are emittance control and high heat flux within the CW 700-MHz RF cavities. Results of RF cavity design and cooling schemes are presented, including both high-velocity water and liquid-nitrogen cooling options.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
976661
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-03-3187; TRN: US1006520
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 2; Conference: Submitted to: 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC2003), Portland, OR, May 12-16, 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English