Author: Adelmann, A.
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THPC126 RF Gun Studies for the SwissFEL Injector 3179
 
  • A. Falone, A. Adelmann, J.-Y. Raguin, L. Stingelin
    PSI, Villigen, Switzerland
 
  The Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) is planning a compact, high brightness hard X-ray free electron laser. For this purpose a new 2.5 cell RF gun has been designed at PSI and is now in production. The RF gun plays an important role in preserving beam emittance, and hence delivers a high quality beam to the injector. We present beam dynamic parametric studies on the effect of cell length variations using two different codes OPAL and ASTRA. Furthermore laser and other RF parameters are scanned to find the best working point of the injector. The simulations are showing that the SwissFEL injector requirements (ϵ<0.4 mm mrad normalized projected emittance) are achievable with a smooth dependence on the geometrical variation of the gun cell lengths confirming a robust RF design of the gun is possible.