The Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6592542

Batchelor, K; Chou, T S; Fernow, R C; Fischer, J; Gallardo, J; Kirk, H G; Koul, R; Palmer, R B; Pellegrini, C; Sheehan, J

The Brookhaven Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) will consist of a 50--100 MeV/c electron linac and a 100 GW CO/sub 2/ laser system. A high brightness RF-gun operating at 2856 MHz is to be used as the injector into the linac. The RF-gun contains a Nd:Yag-laser-driven photocathode capable of producing a stream of six ps electron pulses separated by 12.5 ns. The maximum charge in a micropulse will be one nano-Coulomb. The CO/sub 2/ laser pulse length will be a few picoseconds and will be synchronized with the electron pulse. The first experimental beam is expected in Fall 89. The design electron beam parameters are given and possible initial experiments are discussed. 9 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6592542
• Report Number(s): BNL-42020; CONF-881049-50; ON: DE89004533
• Resource Relation: Conference: Linear accelerator conference, Williamsburg, VA, USA, 3 Oct 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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