Author: Biedron, S.
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TUPEA075 Passively Driving X-band Structures to Achieve Higher Beam Energies 1304
 
  • S. Biedron, S.V. Milton, N. Sipahi, T. Sipahi
    CSU, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
 
  Particle accelerators at X-band frequencies have gradients of around 100 MV/m. This technology permits more compact accelerators. One of our aims at the Colorado State University Accelerator Laboratory is to adapt this technology to our L-band (1.3 GHz) accelerator system to increase our overall beam energy; however, we would like to do this in a passive manner, i.e. one that does not require investment in an expensive, custom, high-power klystron system. In this paper we explore using the beam from our L-band 6 MeV photoinjector to power an x-band structure tuned to the 9th harmonic of our L-band system, 11.7 GHz. Electron bunches will be generated at a repetition rate of 81.25 MHz and passed through a high shunt impedance x-band accelerating structure where they will resonantly excite the fundamental field. We will optimize the system to create the highest accelerating potential within this structure. Once the peak gradient is achieved we will send a single electron bunch through the system at a phase that places it on the crest of the X-band accelerating wave thereby increasing the electron bunch energy by some amount without need for additional external power sources.  
 
THPFI010 High Energy RF Deflectors for the FERMI@Elettra project 3309
 
  • M. Dal Forno, S. Biedron, D. Castronovo, P. Craievich, S. Di Mitri, D. La Civita, G. Penco, M. Petronio, F. Pradal, L. Rumiz, L. Sturari, D. Wang, D. Zangrando
    Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Basovizza, Italy
  • P. Craievich
    PSI, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • M. Dal Forno, M. Petronio, R. Vescovo
    University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
  • N. Faure
    PMB-ALCEN, PEYNIER, France
 
  Measuring and controlling the longitudinal phase space and the time-slice emittance of the electron bunch at 1.2 GeV entering in the undulator beam-lines, is crucial to obtain high FEL performances. In the FERMI@Elettra machine, two RF deflecting cavities have been installed at the end of the linac, in order to stretch the electron bunch horizontally and vertically, respectively. The two cavities are individually powered by the same klystron and a switch system is used to choose the deflection plane. This paper reports the RF measurements carried out during the acceptance test, the RF conditioning including the breakdown rate measurements. Finally, the commissioning with electron beam of the deflecting structure and a comparison of the measured electron bunch length evaluated by using the two deflectors are also reported.