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https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2016-WEPOB48
Title THz and Sub-THz Capabilities of a Table-Top Radiation Source Driven by an RF Thermionic Electron Gun
Authors
  • A.V. Smirnov, R.B. Agustsson, S. Boucher, T.J. Campese, Y.C. Chen, J.J. Hartzell, B.T. Jacobson, A.Y. Murokh, F.H. O'Shea, E. Spranza
    RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, California, USA
  • W. Berg, M. Borland, J.C. Dooling, L. Erwin, R.R. Lindberg, S.J. Pasky, N. Sereno, Y. Sun, A. Zholents
    ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA
  • W. Bruns
    WBFB, Berlin, Germany
  • M.J. de Loos, S.B. van der Geer
    Pulsar Physics, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Abstract Design features and experimental results are presented for a sub-mm wave source [1] based on APS RF thermionic electron gun. The setup includes compact alpha-magnet, quadrupoles, sub-mm-wave radiators, and THz optics. The sub-THz radiator is a planar, oversized structure with gratings. Source upgrade for generation frequencies above 1 THz is discussed. The THz radiator will use a short-period undulator having 1 T field amplitude, ~20 cm length, and integrated with a low-loss oversized waveguide. Both radiators are integrated with a miniature horn antenna and a small ~90°-degree in-vacuum bending magnet. The electron beamline is designed to operate different modes including conversion to a flat beam interacting efficiently with the radiator. The source can be used for cancer diagnostics, surface defectoscopy, and non-destructive testing. Sub-THz experiment demonstrated a good potential of a robust, table-top system for generation of a narrow bandwidth THz radiation. This setup can be considered as a prototype of a compact, laser-free, flexible source capable of generation of long trains of Sub-THz and THz pulses with repetition rates not available with laser-driven sources.
Footnotes & References [1] A. V. Smirnov, R. Agustsson, W. J. Berg et al., Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 18, 090703(2015)
Funding This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (award No. DE-SC-FOA-0007702).
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Conference NAPAC2016, Chicago, IL, USA
Series North American Particle Accelerator Conference (3rd)
Proceedings Link to full NAPAC2016 Proccedings
Session Poster Session (MC2)
Date 12-Oct-16   16:00–17:30
Main Classification 2: Photon Sources and Electron Accelerators
Sub Classification A24 - Other Linac-Based Photon Sources
Keywords ion, radiation, undulator, electron, experiment
Publisher JACoW, Geneva, Switzerland
Editors Volker RW Schaa (GSI, Darmstadt, Germany); Maria Power (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA); Vladimir Shiltsev (FNAL, Batavia, IL, USA); Marion White (ANL, Argonne, IL, USA)
ISBN 978-3-95450-180-9
Published January 2017
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