IPAC2011 - List of Authors (Tantawi, S.G.)

Paper	Title	Page
MOPC071	Status of High Power Tests of Normal Conducting Short Standing Wave Structures*	241
	V.A. Dolgashev, Z. Li, S.G. Tantawi, A.D. Yeremian SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA Y. Higashi KEK, Ibaraki, Japan B. Spataro INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma), Italy
	Funding: Work Supported by Doe Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 We report results of continuing high power tests of short standing wave structures. These tests are part of an experimental and theoretical study of basic physics of rf breakdown in 11.4 GHz, normal conducting structures. The goal of this study is to determine the accelerating gradient capability of normal conducting rf powered particle accelerators. We have tested structures of different geometries, cell joining techniques, and materials. We found that the breakdown rate dependence on peak magnetic fields is stronger than on peak surface electric fields for cylindrically symmetric structures powered via a TM01 mode launcher. We report test results for structures powered by side-coupled rectangular waveguides. We found that increased rf magnetic field due to the side-coupling increases the breakdown rate as compared to the same accelerating gradient in cylindrically symmetric structures.

MOPC072	Design of an RF Feed System for Standing-wave Accelerator Structures	244
	J. Neilson, V.A. Dolgashev, S.G. Tantawi SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	Travelling wave (TW) accelerator structures are known to suffer from several deficiencies. A breakdown in one of the cells propagates towards the source. This results in damage to upstream cells in addition to the cell where the breakdown was initiated. The deficiencies of TW accelerator structures can be overcome by using standing wave (SW) cells that are fed in parallel. An RF breakdown is contained to the cell where it originates. This eliminates upstream cell damage and the resulting changes in phase shift between cells. In addition the feed structure can provide a high conductance port for vacuum pumping. We have completed the design of a parallel fed SW structure with a directional coupler for each cell and serpentine waveguide connection between couplers. This design approach improves isolation between the cells resulting in the maximum increase in the operational robustness of the accelerator structure. The design uses four feed arms spaced uniformly around the cell circumference to suppress dipole modes and improve damping of low order wakefields. Construction of a test structure in now underway and is scheduled for testing in October of this year.

MOPC073	A Dual-mode Accelerating Cavity to Test RF Breakdown Dependence on RF Magnetic Fields	247
	A.D. Yeremian, V.A. Dolgashev, J. Neilson, S.G. Tantawi SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	Funding: * Work Supported by Doe Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 RF Breakdown experiments on short accelerating structures at SLAC have shown that increased rf magnetic fields increase the probability of rf breakdowns. Moreover, the breakdown rate is highly correlated with the peak pulse-heating in soft-copper single-cell standing-wave structures of disk-loaded waveguide type. In these geometries the rf electric and magnetic fields are highly correlated. To separate effects of rf magnetic and electric fields on the rf breakdown rate, we have designed an X-band cavity with a geometry as close to that of a standing-wave accelerator cell as practically possible. This cavity supports two modes: an accelerating TM mode and a TE mode with no-surface-electric field but with a strong magnetic field. The cavity will be constructed and tested at the Accelerator Structure Test Area (ASTA) at SLAC.

MOPC067	X-Band Test Station at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	235
	R.A. Marsh, F. Albert, S.G. Anderson, C.P.J. Barty, G.K. Beer, R.R. Cross, G.A. Deis, C.A. Ebbers, D.J. Gibson, F.V. Hartemann, T.L. Houck LLNL, Livermore, California, USA C. Adolphsen, A.E. Candel, T.S. Chu, E.N. Jongewaard, Z. Li, C. Limborg-Deprey, T.O. Raubenheimer, S.G. Tantawi, A.E. Vlieks, F. Wang, J.W. Wang, F. Zhou SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	Funding: This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344. An X-band multi-bunch test station is being built at LLNL to investigate the science and technology paths required to boost the current mono-energetic gamma-ray (MEGa-Ray) brightness by orders of magnitude. The test station will consist of a 5.5 cell X-band RF photoinjector, single accelerator section, and beam diagnostics. Beam quality must be exceedingly high in order to produce narrow-bandwidth gamma-rays, requiring a robust state of the art photoinjector. The photoinjector will be a high gradient (200 MV/m peak surface field on the cathode) standing wave structure, featuring a dual feed racetrack coupler, elliptical irises, and an optimized first cell length. A solid-state Scandinova modulator will power a single SLAC XL4 11.424 GHz 50 MW klystron. RF distribution will allow for full powering of the photoinjector with the balance of the RF powering a single accelerator section so that the electron parameters can be measured. The status of the facility will be presented including commissioning schedule and first experiment plans. Future experimental programs pertinent to Compton scattering R&D, high gradient structure testing, and light source development will be discussed.

TUPC043	SEM Field Emission Probe Surface Science Study	1096
	L. Laurent, R.E. Kirby, S.G. Tantawi SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	Funding: This work is supported by Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC03- 76SF00515. After decades of rf breakdown research, a common acknowledgement among researchers is that a better understanding of what is happening on the surface at a microscopic level needs to be the impetus for future studies. We are designing and fabricating an electron microscope-based high-electric-field current-emission probe to study topographic material features which will enable us to better understand and further advance the technology of high-brightness photocathode rf guns and enable the study of high gradient phenomena. The SEM field emission probe will provide an important diagnostic tool allowing cathodes and high gradient surfaces to be evaluated before and after testing and will help identify and understand the relationship between high field emission locations and vacuum breakdown, non-uniform emission, surface cracking, hotspots, etc. The preliminary results and 2012 goals will be presented.

WEPC107	Development of a Steady State Simulation Code for Klystron Amplifiers	2265
	C. Marrelli CERN, Geneva, Switzerland M. Migliorati, A. Mostacci, L. Palumbo Rome University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy B. Spataro INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma), Italy S.G. Tantawi SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
	The design of klystrons is based on the intensive utilization of simulation codes, which can evaluate the complete beam-cavities interaction in the case of large signals. In the present work, we present the development of a 2-D steady state simulation code that can self-consistently evaluate the effects of the electromagnetic field on the particles and of the particles back on the field. The algorithm is based on the iterative solution of the power balance equation in the RF structures and allows determining the amplitude and phase of the electromagnetic field starting from the cavity modes. Some applications of the code to a single cavity and a two cavity klystron are presented and compared with the results obtained from other codes. The effect of the space charge forces in the klystron drift tubes is also evaluated.

TUPO024	Precision X-band Linac Technologies for Nuclear Photonics Gamma-ray Sources	1491
	F.V. Hartemann, F. Albert, S.G. Anderson, C.P.J. Barty, A.J. Bayramian, R.R. Cross, G.A. Deis, C.A. Ebbers, D.J. Gibson, T.L. Houck, R.A. Marsh, M. J. Messerly, S.S.Q. Wu LLNL, Livermore, California, USA C. Adolphsen, A.E. Candel, T.S. Chu, M.V. Fazio, E.N. Jongewaard, Z. Li, C. Limborg-Deprey, T.O. Raubenheimer, S.G. Tantawi, A.E. Vlieks, F. Wang, J.W. Wang, F. Zhou SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA D. Cutoiu Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania D. Ighigeanu, M. Toma INFLPR, Bucharest - Magurele, Romania V.A. Semenov UCB, Berkeley, California, USA
	Funding: This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344. Nuclear photonics is an emerging field of research requiring new tools, including high spectral brightness, tunable gamma-ray sources; high photon energy, ultrahigh-resolution crystal spectrometers; and novel detectors. This presentation focuses on the precision linac technology required for Compton scattering gamma-ray light sources, and on the optimization of the laser and electron beam pulse format to achieve unprecedented spectral brightness. Within this context, high-gradient X-band technology will be shown to offer optimal performance in a compact package, when used in conjunction with the appropriate pulse format, and photocathode illumination and interaction laser technologies.

THPC183	Application of the Balanced Hybrid Mode in Overmoded Corrugated Waveguides to Short Wavelength Dynamic Undulators	3326
	S.G. Tantawi, G.B. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, M. Shumail SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA C. Pellegrini UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
	Funding: Work Supported by the US Department of Energy Inspired by recent developments in low-loss overmoded components and systems for ultra-high power RF systems, we explored several overmoded waveguide systems that could function as RF undulators. One promising structure is a corrugated waveguide system operating at the hybrid HE11 mode. This is a new application for that mode. Initial calculations indicate that such a system can be operated at relatively low power levels while obtaining large values for the undulator parameters. RF surface fields are typically low enough to permit superconducting operation. This technology could realize an undulator with short wavelengths and also dynamic control of the undulator parameters including polarization. We introduce the scaling laws governing such a structures, and then show with exact simulations an undulator design that have a wavelength of about 1.4 cm with an undulator parameter K~1. This undulator is intended to be powered by a 50 MW source at a frequency of 11.4 GHz. We describe the experimental setup for testing such a technology.

Paper

Title

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Status of High Power Tests of Normal Conducting Short Standing Wave Structures*

241

V.A. Dolgashev, Z. Li, S.G. Tantawi, A.D. Yeremian
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
Y. Higashi
KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
B. Spataro
INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma), Italy

Funding: Work Supported by Doe Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515
We report results of continuing high power tests of short standing wave structures. These tests are part of an experimental and theoretical study of basic physics of rf breakdown in 11.4 GHz, normal conducting structures. The goal of this study is to determine the accelerating gradient capability of normal conducting rf powered particle accelerators. We have tested structures of different geometries, cell joining techniques, and materials. We found that the breakdown rate dependence on peak magnetic fields is stronger than on peak surface electric fields for cylindrically symmetric structures powered via a TM01 mode launcher. We report test results for structures powered by side-coupled rectangular waveguides. We found that increased rf magnetic field due to the side-coupling increases the breakdown rate as compared to the same accelerating gradient in cylindrically symmetric structures.

MOPC072

Design of an RF Feed System for Standing-wave Accelerator Structures

244

J. Neilson, V.A. Dolgashev, S.G. Tantawi
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

Travelling wave (TW) accelerator structures are known to suffer from several deficiencies. A breakdown in one of the cells propagates towards the source. This results in damage to upstream cells in addition to the cell where the breakdown was initiated. The deficiencies of TW accelerator structures can be overcome by using standing wave (SW) cells that are fed in parallel. An RF breakdown is contained to the cell where it originates. This eliminates upstream cell damage and the resulting changes in phase shift between cells. In addition the feed structure can provide a high conductance port for vacuum pumping. We have completed the design of a parallel fed SW structure with a directional coupler for each cell and serpentine waveguide connection between couplers. This design approach improves isolation between the cells resulting in the maximum increase in the operational robustness of the accelerator structure. The design uses four feed arms spaced uniformly around the cell circumference to suppress dipole modes and improve damping of low order wakefields. Construction of a test structure in now underway and is scheduled for testing in October of this year.

MOPC073

A Dual-mode Accelerating Cavity to Test RF Breakdown Dependence on RF Magnetic Fields

247

A.D. Yeremian, V.A. Dolgashev, J. Neilson, S.G. Tantawi
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

Funding: * Work Supported by Doe Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515
RF Breakdown experiments on short accelerating structures at SLAC have shown that increased rf magnetic fields increase the probability of rf breakdowns. Moreover, the breakdown rate is highly correlated with the peak pulse-heating in soft-copper single-cell standing-wave structures of disk-loaded waveguide type. In these geometries the rf electric and magnetic fields are highly correlated. To separate effects of rf magnetic and electric fields on the rf breakdown rate, we have designed an X-band cavity with a geometry as close to that of a standing-wave accelerator cell as practically possible. This cavity supports two modes: an accelerating TM mode and a TE mode with no-surface-electric field but with a strong magnetic field. The cavity will be constructed and tested at the Accelerator Structure Test Area (ASTA) at SLAC.

MOPC067

X-Band Test Station at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

235

R.A. Marsh, F. Albert, S.G. Anderson, C.P.J. Barty, G.K. Beer, R.R. Cross, G.A. Deis, C.A. Ebbers, D.J. Gibson, F.V. Hartemann, T.L. Houck
LLNL, Livermore, California, USA
C. Adolphsen, A.E. Candel, T.S. Chu, E.N. Jongewaard, Z. Li, C. Limborg-Deprey, T.O. Raubenheimer, S.G. Tantawi, A.E. Vlieks, F. Wang, J.W. Wang, F. Zhou
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

Funding: This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
An X-band multi-bunch test station is being built at LLNL to investigate the science and technology paths required to boost the current mono-energetic gamma-ray (MEGa-Ray) brightness by orders of magnitude. The test station will consist of a 5.5 cell X-band RF photoinjector, single accelerator section, and beam diagnostics. Beam quality must be exceedingly high in order to produce narrow-bandwidth gamma-rays, requiring a robust state of the art photoinjector. The photoinjector will be a high gradient (200 MV/m peak surface field on the cathode) standing wave structure, featuring a dual feed racetrack coupler, elliptical irises, and an optimized first cell length. A solid-state Scandinova modulator will power a single SLAC XL4 11.424 GHz 50 MW klystron. RF distribution will allow for full powering of the photoinjector with the balance of the RF powering a single accelerator section so that the electron parameters can be measured. The status of the facility will be presented including commissioning schedule and first experiment plans. Future experimental programs pertinent to Compton scattering R&D, high gradient structure testing, and light source development will be discussed.

TUPC043

SEM Field Emission Probe Surface Science Study

1096

L. Laurent, R.E. Kirby, S.G. Tantawi
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

Funding: This work is supported by Department of Energy Contract No. DE-AC03- 76SF00515.
After decades of rf breakdown research, a common acknowledgement among researchers is that a better understanding of what is happening on the surface at a microscopic level needs to be the impetus for future studies. We are designing and fabricating an electron microscope-based high-electric-field current-emission probe to study topographic material features which will enable us to better understand and further advance the technology of high-brightness photocathode rf guns and enable the study of high gradient phenomena. The SEM field emission probe will provide an important diagnostic tool allowing cathodes and high gradient surfaces to be evaluated before and after testing and will help identify and understand the relationship between high field emission locations and vacuum breakdown, non-uniform emission, surface cracking, hotspots, etc. The preliminary results and 2012 goals will be presented.

WEPC107

Development of a Steady State Simulation Code for Klystron Amplifiers

2265

C. Marrelli
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
M. Migliorati, A. Mostacci, L. Palumbo
Rome University La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
B. Spataro
INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma), Italy
S.G. Tantawi
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA

The design of klystrons is based on the intensive utilization of simulation codes, which can evaluate the complete beam-cavities interaction in the case of large signals. In the present work, we present the development of a 2-D steady state simulation code that can self-consistently evaluate the effects of the electromagnetic field on the particles and of the particles back on the field. The algorithm is based on the iterative solution of the power balance equation in the RF structures and allows determining the amplitude and phase of the electromagnetic field starting from the cavity modes. Some applications of the code to a single cavity and a two cavity klystron are presented and compared with the results obtained from other codes. The effect of the space charge forces in the klystron drift tubes is also evaluated.

TUPO024

Precision X-band Linac Technologies for Nuclear Photonics Gamma-ray Sources

1491

F.V. Hartemann, F. Albert, S.G. Anderson, C.P.J. Barty, A.J. Bayramian, R.R. Cross, G.A. Deis, C.A. Ebbers, D.J. Gibson, T.L. Houck, R.A. Marsh, M. J. Messerly, S.S.Q. Wu
LLNL, Livermore, California, USA
C. Adolphsen, A.E. Candel, T.S. Chu, M.V. Fazio, E.N. Jongewaard, Z. Li, C. Limborg-Deprey, T.O. Raubenheimer, S.G. Tantawi, A.E. Vlieks, F. Wang, J.W. Wang, F. Zhou
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
D. Cutoiu
Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
D. Ighigeanu, M. Toma
INFLPR, Bucharest - Magurele, Romania
V.A. Semenov
UCB, Berkeley, California, USA

Funding: This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
Nuclear photonics is an emerging field of research requiring new tools, including high spectral brightness, tunable gamma-ray sources; high photon energy, ultrahigh-resolution crystal spectrometers; and novel detectors. This presentation focuses on the precision linac technology required for Compton scattering gamma-ray light sources, and on the optimization of the laser and electron beam pulse format to achieve unprecedented spectral brightness. Within this context, high-gradient X-band technology will be shown to offer optimal performance in a compact package, when used in conjunction with the appropriate pulse format, and photocathode illumination and interaction laser technologies.

THPC183

Application of the Balanced Hybrid Mode in Overmoded Corrugated Waveguides to Short Wavelength Dynamic Undulators

3326

S.G. Tantawi, G.B. Bowden, C. Chang, J. Neilson, M. Shumail
SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
C. Pellegrini
UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Funding: Work Supported by the US Department of Energy
Inspired by recent developments in low-loss overmoded components and systems for ultra-high power RF systems, we explored several overmoded waveguide systems that could function as RF undulators. One promising structure is a corrugated waveguide system operating at the hybrid HE11 mode. This is a new application for that mode. Initial calculations indicate that such a system can be operated at relatively low power levels while obtaining large values for the undulator parameters. RF surface fields are typically low enough to permit superconducting operation. This technology could realize an undulator with short wavelengths and also dynamic control of the undulator parameters including polarization. We introduce the scaling laws governing such a structures, and then show with exact simulations an undulator design that have a wavelength of about 1.4 cm with an undulator parameter K~1. This undulator is intended to be powered by a 50 MW source at a frequency of 11.4 GHz. We describe the experimental setup for testing such a technology.