• H. R. Yang, M.-H. Cho, S. H. Kim, S.-I. Moon, W. Namkung
  POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk
• S. D. Jang, S. J. Kwon, J.-S. Oh, S. J. Park, Y. G. Son
  PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk

An intense L-band electron accelerator is now being installed at PAL (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory) for initial tests. It is capable of producing 10-MeV electron beams with average 30 kW. This accelerator has a diode-type E-gun, a pre-buncher cavity, and an accelerating column with the built-in bunching section. We conduct simulational study for the commissioning scenario by the PARMELA code. At first, we observe the beam position and the beam current when the beam line is misaligned under no fields. Next, turning on focusing solenoids we observe the beam position change to check the alignments of the solenoids. Finally, varying RF power and phase of the pre-buncher we observe beam energy and beam power to obtain the optimum pre-buncher condition. In this paper, we present simulational results for each step. We also present commissioning strategies based on these results.

• S. H. Kim, M.-H. Cho, Y. M. Gil, S.-I. Moon, W. Namkung, H. R. Yang
  POSTECH, Pohang, Kyungbuk
• J. Jang, J.-S. Oh, S. J. Park
  PAL, Pohang, Kyungbuk

For a compact X-ray source, we designed a C-band standing-wave electron accelerator. It is capable of producing 4-MeV electron beams with 50-mA peak beam current. As an RF source, we use 5-GHz magnetron with duty factor of 0.08%. The accelerating structure is bi-periodic and on-axis coupled structure, operated with π/2-mode standing waves. Each cavity in the bunching and normal cell is designed by the MWS code and measured with aluminium prototype cavity. As per the dispersion relation derived from the measurement results, calibration factor obtained for the actual copper cavity.