Publications
Publication Information
| Title | Coherent Smith-Purcell radiation for minimally invasive bunch length measurement at the subpicosecond time scale |
| Authors | Philipp Heil, Kurt Aulenbacher, Christoph Matejcek, Simon Friederich, Max Bruker, Frank Fichtner |
| JLAB number | (None) |
| LANL number | (None) |
| Other number | (None) |
| Document Type(s) | (Journal Article) |
| Category: | Diagnostics & Instrumentation |
| Associated with EIC: | No |
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding: | No |
| Funding Source: | Other |
| Other Funding: | BMBF No. 05K19UMA (Germany) I participated in this work before I came to JLab. The funding source is therefore irrelevant. |
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Journal Compiled for Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Volume 24 Page(s) 042803 Refereed | |
| Publication Abstract: | We have designed a tool to measure the bunch length of an electron beam in a minimally invasive way by means of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation (SPR). The technique has been employed successfully at a test apparatus for the Mainz Energy-recovery Superconducting Accelerator MESA, demonstrating it is possible to determine the bunch length while losing less than 0.6 % of the electron beam. The impact of the space charge on the bunch length can be reduced while tuning the longitudinal bunch preparation system during a live measurement at beam currents up to 1 mA. Doing so, RMS bunch lengths of 70 ?m can be achieved in a typical operating mode of the low-energy beam transport system of MESA. In addition to the bunch length measurements, typical properties of the generated SPR are demonstrated. |
| Experiment Numbers: | other |
| Group: | Ctr for Adv Stud of Accel |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.042803 |
| Accepted Manuscript: | PhysRevAccelBeams.24.042803.pdf |
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