Author: Mauro, G.S.
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MOPAB353 Design of a compact Ka-Band Mode Launcher for High-gradient Accelerators 1100
 
  • G. Torrisi, G.S. Mauro, G. Sorbello
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • M. Behtouei, L. Faillace, B. Spataro, A. Variola
    INFN/LNF, Frascati, Italy
  • V.A. Dolgashev
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California, USA
  • L. Faillace, M. Migliorati
    Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  • M. Migliorati
    INFN-Roma1, Rome, Italy
  • J.B. Rosenzweig
    UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • G. Sorbello
    University of Catania, Catania, Italy
 
  In this work, we present the RF design of a table-top Ka-Band mode launcher operating at 35.98 GHz. The structure consists of a symmetrical 4-port WR28 rectangular-TE10-to-circular-TM01 mode converter that is used to couple a peak output RF power of 5 MW (pulse length up to 50 ns and repetition rate up to 100 Hz) in Ka-Band linear accelerator able to achieve very high accelerating gradients (up to 200 MV/m). Numerical simulations have been carried out with the 3D full-wave commercial simulator Ansys HFSS in order to obtain a preliminary tuning of the accelerating field flatness at the operating frequency f0=35.98 GHz. The main RF parameters, such as reflection coefficient, transmission losses, and conversion efficiency are given together with a verification of the field azimuthal symmetry which avoids dipole and quadrupole deflecting modes. To simplify future manufacturing, reduce fabrication costs, and also reduce the probability of RF breakdown, the proposed new geometry has "open" configuration. This geometry eliminates the flow of RF currents through critical joints and allows this device to be milled from metal blocks.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-MOPAB353  
About • paper received ※ 19 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 09 June 2021       issue date ※ 27 August 2021  
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TUPAB246 Numerical Simulation and Beam-Dynamics Study of a Hollow-Core Woodpile Coupler for Dielectric Laser Accelerators 2022
 
  • G.S. Mauro, D. Mascali, G. Sorbello, G. Torrisi
    INFN/LNS, Catania, Italy
  • A. Bacci
    INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI), Italy
  • C. De Angelis, A. Locatelli
    University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
  • A.R. Rossi
    INFN-Milano, Milano, Italy
  • G. Sorbello
    University of Catania, Catania, Italy
 
  Hollow core dielectric microstructures powered by lasers represent a new and promising area of accelerator research thanks to the higher damage threshold and accelerating gradients with respect to metals at optical wavelengths. In this paper we present the design of a dielectric Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) mode converter for high-power coupling of the accelerating mode in Dielectric Laser Accelerators (DLAs). The design is wavelength-independent, and here we propose an implementation operating at 90.505 GHz (wavelength 3.3 mm) based on a silicon woodpile structure. The coupler is composed by two perpendicularly coupled hollow-core waveguides: a TE-like mode waveguide (excited from RF/laser power) and a TM-like mode accelerating waveguide. The structure has been numerically designed and optimized, presenting Insertion Losses (IL) < 0.3 dB and an efficient mode conversion in the operating bandwidth. The properties and effectiveness of the confined accelerating mode have been optimized in order to derive the needed accelerating gradient. The simulated electric field has been used as input for Astra beam-dynamics simulations in order to compute the beam properties.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-TUPAB246  
About • paper received ※ 18 May 2021       paper accepted ※ 27 July 2021       issue date ※ 13 August 2021  
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