Author: Rosbach, K.
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THPB27 Application and Design of the Streak and TV Readout Systems at PITZ 613
 
  • M. Mahgoub, H.-J. Grabosch, M. Groß, L. Hakobyan, I.I. Isaev, Ye. Ivanisenko, M.A. Khojoyan, G. Klemz, M. Krasilnikov, D. Malyutin, A. Oppelt, M. Otevřel, B. Petrosyan, D. Richter, S. Rimjaem, F. Stephan, G. Vashchenko, S. Weidinger
    DESY Zeuthen, Zeuthen, Germany
  • G. Asova, J. Bähr
    DESY, Hamburg, Germany
  • J. Rönsch-Schulenburg
    Uni HH, Hamburg, Germany
  • K. Rosbach
    Humboldt University Berlin, Institut für Physik, Berlin, Germany
 
  Funding: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany
The Photo Injector Test facility at DESY in Zeuthen (PITZ) was built to develop and optimize photoelectron injectors for FELs like FLASH and the European XFEL. In PITZ electrons can be accelerated to momenta up to 20 MeV/c. Optimization of all injector parameters such as the longitudinal properties of the electron bunch is needed. A streak system is used to measure the complete longitudinal phase space distribution of the bunch with an accuracy of few ps. In this system the electron beam penetrates Aerogel radiators or Optical Transition Radiation screens OTR and produces Cherenkov light, which is transported by an optical line to a streak camera. The emitted light presents the charge distribution in the electron bunch. Some modifications of the streak beamline, such as using a Hybrid of lenses and mirrors to improve resolution and using quartz lenses to overcome the radiation damage are foreseen. A TV system is used to observe the electron beam directly, where screens of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet YAG and OTR are used to produce a direct image of the beam. An overview of the existing systems, the measurements, the difficulties and future modifications will be presented.