IPAC2015 - List of Authors (Korman, C.E.)

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WEPJE002	Photoinjector Improvement and Control by Surface Acoustic Waves	2678
	R.P. Johnson Muons, Inc, Illinois, USA A. Afanasev, C.E. Korman GWU, Washington, USA
	A new technique is being developed to enhance the efficiency of photocathodes used for electron sources to improve emission capabilities of electron sources, such as bunch charge and average current. The proposed technique is based on the use of surface acoustical waves (SAW) generated on the piezoelectric surface of a GaAs photocathode. The generation of SAW on piezoelectric substrates is known to produce strong piezoelectric fields that propagate on the surface of the material. These fields can significantly suppress recombination effects and result in enhanced quantum efficiency of photoemission. Experimental measurements of photoemission quantum efficiency will be done on semiconductors used as photocathode materials (e.g., GaAs) in presence of SAW with varied parameters. The experimental results will be used as input for physics modeling that will provide a basis for design of operational SAW-enhanced photocathodes. While the improved quantum efficiency and parameter control expected from the use of SAW will be useful for many research devices and accelerators, the commercialization of such a widespread field as electron microscopy is compelling.
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Photoinjector Improvement and Control by Surface Acoustic Waves

2678

R.P. Johnson
Muons, Inc, Illinois, USA
A. Afanasev, C.E. Korman
GWU, Washington, USA

A new technique is being developed to enhance the efficiency of photocathodes used for electron sources to improve emission capabilities of electron sources, such as bunch charge and average current. The proposed technique is based on the use of surface acoustical waves (SAW) generated on the piezoelectric surface of a GaAs photocathode. The generation of SAW on piezoelectric substrates is known to produce strong piezoelectric fields that propagate on the surface of the material. These fields can significantly suppress recombination effects and result in enhanced quantum efficiency of photoemission. Experimental measurements of photoemission quantum efficiency will be done on semiconductors used as photocathode materials (e.g., GaAs) in presence of SAW with varied parameters. The experimental results will be used as input for physics modeling that will provide a basis for design of operational SAW-enhanced photocathodes. While the improved quantum efficiency and parameter control expected from the use of SAW will be useful for many research devices and accelerators, the commercialization of such a widespread field as electron microscopy is compelling.

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