2011 Particle Accelerator Conference - List of Authors (Dionne, N.J.)

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WEP160	Inclusion of Surface Roughness Effects in Emission Modeling With the MICHELLE Code	1788
	J.F. DeFord STAAR/AWR Corporation, Mequon, USA N.J. Dionne, S.G. Ovtchinnikov, J.J. Petillo SAIC, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
	High-brightness electron beams are needed in millimeter-wave tubes and other high-power RF applications. Cathode surface roughness at the micron scale, commonly due to machining or other effects, can lead to broadening of the velocity distribution of electrons downstream, increasing emittance and lowering beam brightness. In this paper we investigate methods of including surface roughness effects in the MICHELLE code. Modeling of typical surface imperfections over an entire cathode is not feasible, since it requires representation of features that are 3 to 5 orders of magnitude smaller than the cathode. Moreover, the actual surface imperfections for a given cathode are unknown without a prohibitive microscopic investigation of the surface, and these details vary between cathodes with the same machining history. To avoid these problems we investigated modifications to emission models that can account for these effects in an average sense, allowing the use of a smooth emission surface in a model while retaining the essential effects of the rough surface on the beam. We present the results of this investigation, along with representative solutions for sample structures. John Petillo, et al., “Recent Developments in the MICHELLE 2D/3D Electron Gun and Collector Modeling Code”, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices Sci., vol. 52, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 742-748.

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Inclusion of Surface Roughness Effects in Emission Modeling With the MICHELLE Code

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J.F. DeFord
STAAR/AWR Corporation, Mequon, USA
N.J. Dionne, S.G. Ovtchinnikov, J.J. Petillo
SAIC, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA

High-brightness electron beams are needed in millimeter-wave tubes and other high-power RF applications. Cathode surface roughness at the micron scale, commonly due to machining or other effects, can lead to broadening of the velocity distribution of electrons downstream, increasing emittance and lowering beam brightness. In this paper we investigate methods of including surface roughness effects in the MICHELLE code*. Modeling of typical surface imperfections over an entire cathode is not feasible, since it requires representation of features that are 3 to 5 orders of magnitude smaller than the cathode. Moreover, the actual surface imperfections for a given cathode are unknown without a prohibitive microscopic investigation of the surface, and these details vary between cathodes with the same machining history. To avoid these problems we investigated modifications to emission models that can account for these effects in an average sense, allowing the use of a smooth emission surface in a model while retaining the essential effects of the rough surface on the beam. We present the results of this investigation, along with representative solutions for sample structures.
*John Petillo, et al., “Recent Developments in the MICHELLE 2D/3D Electron Gun and Collector Modeling Code”, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices Sci., vol. 52, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 742-748.