Abstract
A 100-mm-diameter scandate dispenser cathode was tested as a photocathode with a 10ns Nd:YAG laser (266nm) on an injector test stand for linear induction accelerators. This thermionic dispenser cathode worked at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 930°C (below or near the thermionic emission threshold) while the vacuum was better than 4×10−7Torr. The laser pulse was synchronized with a 120ns diode voltage pulse stably and they were in single pulse mode. Emission currents were measured by a Faraday cup. The maximum peak current collected at the anode was about 100A. The maximum quantum efficiency measured at low laser power was 2.4×10−4. Poisoning effect due to residual gas was obvious and uninterrupted heating was needed to keep cathode’s emission capability. The cathode was exposed to air one time between experiments and recovered after being reconditioned. Photoemission uniformity of the cathode was also explored by changing the laser spot’s position.
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