Author: Smale, N.J.
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WEPOMS022 Detailed Analysis of Transverse Emittance of the FLUTE Electron Bunch 2289
 
  • T. Schmelzer, E. Bründermann, A.-S. Müller, M.J. Nasse, R. Ruprecht, J. Schäfer, M. Schuh, N.J. Smale, P. Wesolowski
    KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
 
  The compact and versatile linear accelerator-based test facility FLUTE (Ferninfrarot Linac- Und Test-Experiment) is operated at KIT. Its primary goal is to serve as a platform for a variety of accelerator R\&D studies like the generation of strong ultra-short terahertz pulses. The amplitude of the generated coherent THz pulses is proportional to the square number of particles in the bunch. With the transverse emittance a measure for the transverse particle density can be determined. It is therefore a vital parameter in the optimization for operation. In a systematic study, the transverse emittance of the electron beam was measured in the FLUTE injector. A detailed analysis considers different influences such as the bunch charge and compares this with particle tracking simulations carried out with ASTRA. In this contribution, the key findings of this analysis are discussed.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-WEPOMS022  
About • Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 23 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 23 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 28 June 2022
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THPOST007 Slow-Control Loop to Stabilize the RF Power of the FLUTE Electron Gun 2449
 
  • M.-D. Noll, A. Böhm, J. Jelonek, I. Križnar, O. Manzhura, A.-S. Müller, R. Ruprecht, M. Schuh, N.J. Smale
    KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
 
  The linear accelerator FLUTE (Far Infrared Linac and Test Experiment) at KIT serves as a test facility for accelerator research and for the generation of ultra-intense coherent THz radiation. To achieve stable THz photon energy and optimal beam trajectory, the energy of the electrons emitted from the RF photo-injector must be stable. The accelerating voltage of the RF cavity has been shown to be a significant influencing factor. Here, we report on the development of a slow closed-loop feedback system to stabilize the RF power and thus the accelerating voltage in the RF photo-injector cavity. With this closed-loop feedback system the relative standard deviation of the RF power in the cavity can be improved by 8.5 %.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOST007  
About • Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 16 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 17 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 24 June 2022
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THPOST008 Status of the FLUTE RF System Upgrade 2452
 
  • A. Malygin, O. Manzhura, A.-S. Müller, R. Ruprecht, M. Schuh, N.J. Smale
    KIT, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
 
  FLUTE (Ferninfrarot Linac- Und Test-Experiment) is a compact versatile linac-based accelerator test facility at KIT. Its main goal is to serve as a platform for a variety of accelerator studies and to generate strong ultra-short THz pulses for photon science. It will also serve as an injector for a Very Large Acceptance compact Storage Ring (VLA-cSR), which will be realized at KIT in the framework of the compact STorage Ring for Accelerator Research and Technology (cSTART) project. To achieve acceleration of electrons in the RF photoinjector and LINAC (from FLUTE) with high stability, it is necessary to provide stable RF power. For this goal, an upgrade of the existing RF system design has been proposed and is currently being implemented. This contribution will report on the updated RF system design and the commissioning status of the new RF system components.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOST008  
About • Received ※ 08 June 2022 — Revised ※ 13 June 2022 — Accepted ※ 16 June 2022 — Issue date ※ 17 June 2022
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