Maltusch Ines
THPL067
Development and testing of quantum gas jet beam profile scanner
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A quantum gas jet-based beam scanner is under development at the Cockcroft Institute (CI) in the UK. This device is based on detecting the ionisation induced in a gas jet by a beam of charged particles. It aims at generating a dense gas jet with a diameter of less than 100 μm by exploiting the quantum wave nature of neutral gas atoms to generate an interference pattern with a single maximum. Work analogously to a mechanical wire scanner while being minimally interceptive, a tightly focused gas jet promises superior position resolution and high signal intensity. This contribution gives an overview of the design and functioning principle of the monitor, presents initial modification in the system for gas density measurement, as well as results from beam profile measurements obtained with a 5 keV electron beam.
Paper: THPL067
DOI: reference for this paper: 10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2023-THPL067
About: Received: 02 May 2023 — Revised: 10 May 2023 — Accepted: 16 Jun 2023 — Issue date: 26 Sep 2023