Subnanosecond Pulsed-DC Ultra-High Gardient Photogun for Bright Relativistic Electron Bunches
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Subnanosecond pulsed-DC ultra-high gardient photogun for bright relativistic electron bunches Citation for published version (APA): Vyuga, D. A. (2006). Subnanosecond pulsed-DC ultra-high gardient photogun for bright relativistic electron bunches. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. https://doi.org/10.6100/IR612076 DOI: 10.6100/IR612076 Document status and date: Published: 01/01/2006 Document Version: Publisher’s PDF, also known as Version of Record (includes final page, issue and volume numbers) Please check the document version of this publication: • A submitted manuscript is the version of the article upon submission and before peer-review. There can be important differences between the submitted version and the official published version of record. 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Brussaard This research was financially supported by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter FOM (PR55LWFA) CIP- DATA LIBRARY TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Vyuga, Dmitry Subnanosecond pulsed-DC ultra-high gradient photogun for bright relativistic electron bunches / by Dmitry Vyuga. – Eindhoven : Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2006. – Proefschrift. ISBN-10: 90-386-2072-1 ISBN-13: 978-90-386-2072-5 NUR 926 Trefwoorden: vrije-elektronenlasers / laserpulsen / elektronstralen / relativistische elektronen / deeltjesversnellers / hoogspanningsschakelaars / hoogspanningspulsen / foto-emissie Subject headings: pulsed power sources / electron accelerators / Tesla transformer / pulse forming line / vacuum diodes / spark gaps / photoinjectors / pulsed-DC acceleration / free electron lasers Copyright ©2006 D. Vyuga All rights reserved. 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Printed by Printservice Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Cover design by Dmitry Vyuga and Paul Verspaget Contents 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1 Introduction………………………………........................................................1 1.2 TU/e project…………………………………………………………………...3 1.3 Outline…………………………………………………………………………4 2 High voltage relativistic vacuum diode……………………………………………….8 2.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………8 2.2 Space Charge Limited Current………………………………………………...9 2.2.1 Continuous Emission…………………………………………………...9 2.2.2 Pancake regime………………………………………………………..10 2.3 Emission in the presence of a strong electrical field…………………………12 2.4 Average and local field (field enhancement)………………………………...19 2.5 Vacuum breakdown………………………………………………………….21 2.6 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………..23 3 Sub-nanosecond high voltage techniques…………………………………………...26 3.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..26 3.2 Bandwidth considerations in a pulse forming line…………………………...26 3.3 Pulse sharpening. Commutation time of dischargers………………………...28 3.4 Pulse shortening. Different types of pulse forming systems…………………30 3.4.1 The short-circuited lines system………………………………………30 3.4.2 System with cut-off discharger………………………………………..31 3.4.3 Short storage line based system……………………………………….32 3.5 Vacuum diode for ultra-short pulses…………………………………………33 3.6 Tesla type resonant transformer……………………………………………...35 3.7 Sub-nanosecond high voltage pulse measurements………………………….39 4 TU/e pulser……………………………………………………………………………42 4.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..42 4.2 Pulse forming line……………………………………………………………44 4.3 The Tesla transformer………………………………………………………..48 4.4 TU/e Pulser…………………………………………………………………..52 5 Beam line setup……………………………………………………………….………54 5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..54 5.2 The beam line general overview……………………………………………..54 5.3 Acceleration gap……………………………………………………………..56 5.4 Focusing magnet……………………………………………………………..56 5.5 Phosphor screen……………………………………………………………...59 5.6 Bunch charge measurements. Faraday cup…………………………………..60 5.7 Spectrometer…………………………………………………………………61 5.8 Linear photodiode array……………………………………………………...63 v 6 Synchronization………………………………………………………………………65 6.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..65 6.2 The laser system and timing sequence……………………………………….65 6.2.1 The lasers……………………………………………………………..65 6.2.2 Timing sequence……………………………………………………...66 6.3 Laser triggered spark gap operation………………………………………….68 6.3.1 Statistical method of breakdown consideration………………………69 6.3.2 Experimental results…………………………………………………..71 6.3.3 Analyses………………………………………………………………76 6.4 Conclusions and discussion………………………………………………….79 7 Commissioning………………………………………………………………………..81 7.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………….81 7.2 The pulser operation…………………………………………………………81 7.2.1 Tesla transformer operation…………………………………………..81 7.2.2 The pulse forming line operation……………………………………..82 7.2.3 Reliability of the system……………………………………………...85 7.3 Optical high voltage pulse diagnostic in the pulse forming line……………..86 7.3.1 Kerr effect measurements in Carbogal……………………………….87 7.3.2 Optical voltage probe test…………………………………………….89 7.4 Electron emission measurements…………………………………………….91 7.4.1 Dark current measurements…………………………………………...92 7.4.2 Interpretation of the dark current measurements……………………...96 7.4.3 Photoemission measurements…………………………………………97 8 General discussion…………………………………………………………………..100 8.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………100 8.2 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………100 8.3 Recommendation for further research……………………………………...102 8.3.1 Pulser………………………………………………………………..102 8.3.2 Electron bunch production…………………………………………..103 Summary 105 Sammenvatting 107 Acknowledgements 110 Curriculum Vitae 111 vi Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction Developments in science and technology require more and more accurate instruments for diagnostics, material research and technological applications. Electron beams are widely used for intense radiation production in the range from radiofrequency (RF) to gamma rays. Since the first experiments with conversion of electron energy to radiation have been made, electron beam based radiation sources play an important role in many applications. In many different applications the issues for such sources are: • Energy or wavelengths of the radiation quant. • Coherence of radiation. • Brilliance (Brightness). X-ray sources occupy a particular place in this field. Owing to the high penetrability and small wavelength, X-ray analysis allows us to obtain data which is inaccessible by other methods. The brightness of a source is a one of the most important requirements, since the exposure time needed for a measurement is inversely proportional to the intensity of the radiation. Since the 1970s the highest brightness is achieved with synchrotron radiation sources. These sources led to break through in many areas of research in solid state physics, chemistry, biology and medicine. Already the 3rd generation of synchrotron light sources is now in operation. These 3rd generation synchrotron sources can deliver peak brightness of up to 1026 (ph/s mrad2 mm2). But the science never stops and the required brightness keeps rising. The synchrotrons needed to generate this kind of light are more than a few hundred meters in circumference. For example the Swiss Light Source (SLS) which utilizes 2.4 GeV electrons has a circumference of 288 meters [1]. Spring8 (in Japan) which uses 8 GeV electrons has a circumference of 1 km [2]. Further improvement in brightness for synchrotron based light sources is also difficult because of fundamental reasons (electron beam brightness in a storage ring reaches fundamental limit). A likely candidate for