Author: Cash, R.J.
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TUPPD067 Experimental Facility for Measuring the Electron Energy Distribution from Photocathodes 1557
 
  • L.B. Jones, R.J. Cash, B.D. Fell, J.W. McKenzie, K.J. Middleman, B.L. Militsyn
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • H.E. Scheibler, A.S. Terekhov
    ISP, Novosibirsk, Russia
 
  ASTeC have spent several years developing a GaAs Photocathode Preparation Facility (PPF) which routinely produces cathodes with quantum efficiencies (Q.E.) up to 20% at 635 nm*. The goal is to use these cathodes in high-average-current high-brightness injectors for particle accelerators. Electron injector brightness is driven by photocathode emittance, and brightness will be increased significantly by reducing the longitudinal and transverse energy spread. We are constructing an experimental system for measurement of the horizontal and transverse energy spreads at room and LN2-temperature which accepts photocathodes from the PPF. The sample will be illuminated by a small, variable-wavelength light spot. The beam image will be projected onto a detector comprised of 3 grids which act as an energy filter, a micro-channel plate and a phosphor screen. A low-noise CCD camera will capture screen images, and the electron distribution and energy spread will be extracted through analysis of these images as a function of the grid potentials. The system will include a leak valve to progressively degrade the cathode, and thus allow its properties to be measured as a function of Q.E.
* Proc IPAC ’11, THPC129 (2011).