Author: Calvey, J.R.
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WEPPR088 Modeling and Simulation of Retarding Field Analyzers at CESRTA 3138
 
  • J.R. Calvey, J.A. Crittenden, G. Dugan, W. Hartung, J. Makita, M.A. Palmer
    CLASSE, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • M.A. Furman, M. Venturini
    LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
 
  Funding: Work supported by the US National Science Foundation (PHY-0734867 and PHY-1002467), and Department of Energy (DE-FC02-08ER41538).
Over the course of the CESRTA program at Cornell, Retarding Field Analyzers (RFAs) have been installed in drift, dipole, quadrupole, and wiggler field regions of the CESR storage ring. RFAs are used to measure the local electron cloud flux on the vacuum chamber wall. Through the use of a retarding grid and segmented collectors, they also provide information on the energy and transverse distribution of the cloud. Understanding these measurements on a quantitative level requires the use of cloud buildup simulation codes, adapted to include a detailed model of the structure of the RFA and its interaction with the cloud. The nature of this interaction depends strongly on the strength of the local magnetic field. We have developed models for RFAs in drift and dipole regions. The drift model has been cross-checked with bench measurements, and we have compared the RFA-adapted cloud buildup simulations with data. These comparisons have then been used to obtain best fit values for the photo-emission and secondary electron emission characteristics of some of the vacuum chamber materials and cloud mitigating coatings employed at CESRTA.