Emittance Measurements Research Articles

Evidence of a halo formation mechanism in the Spallation Neutron Source linac

A new halo formation mechanism and its mitigation scheme [D. Jeon, J. Stovall, A. Aleksandrov, J. Wei, J. Staples, R. Keller, L. Young, H. Takeda, and S. Nath, Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 5, 094201 (2002)] are verified experimentally through a series of emittance measurements performed during the drift tube linac tank 1 commissioning of the Spallation Neutron Source. This is a rare experiment evidence of a halo formation mechanism. As the simulation predicts, the emittance measurements clearly show a visible halo reduction as well as a significant rms emittance reduction when the proposed round beam optics is employed. The emittance measurement results are consistent with multiparticle simulations and also consistent with wire scanner results. These measurements serve as a valuable code benchmarking for a beam under an intense space charge effect.

High-temperature infrared properties of forsterite

Polarized emittance measurements were acquired for synthetic forsterite, the pure magnesium end member of the olivines group, on the whole infrared spectral range and up to the melting point by using CO2 laser heating. The experimental data, fitted with a semi-quantum dielectric function model, allowed the retrieval of the temperature dependence of the absorption coefficient of forsterite both in the opaque and semi-transparent regions. The analysis of the phonon parameters indicates that the lattice dynamics evolve drastically with increasing temperature. The normal modes involving motions of the magnesium cations located in site 1 are the more impacted, and some of them vanish around 1,200 K. The results confirm that the enhancement of the lattice anharmonicity and the increasing mobility of the magnesium cations are closely linked and are at the origin of the anomalies observed in the evolution of the thermophysical properties. This complete set of spectroscopic data may be a step toward a more precise evaluation of the impact of thermal radiation heat transfer inside systems involving forsterite and quantification of their heat budget.

MICE Step 1: First measurements of emittance using particle physics detectors

The muon ionization cooling experiment (MICE) is a strategic R&D project intended to demonstrate the only practical solution to prepare high brilliance beams necessary for a neutrino factory or muon colliders. MICE is under development at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (UK). It comprises a dedicated beam line to generate a range of input emittance and momentum, with time-of-flight and Cherenkov detectors to ensure a pure muon beam. The emittance of the incoming beam is measured in the upstream magnetic spectrometer with a fibre tracker. A cooling cell will then follow, alternating energy loss in LH2 absorbers and RF acceleration. A second spectrometer identical to the first and a second muon identification system measure the outgoing emittance. In the 2010 run the beam and most detectors have been fully commissioned and a first measurement of the emittance of a beam with particle physics (time-of-flight) detectors has been performed. The next steps of more precise measurements, of emittance and emittance reduction (cooling), that will follow in 2011 and later, will also be outlined.

Effect of large momentum spread on emittance measurements

We discuss the systematic errors in emittance measurements with quadrupole scans and four screens due to large momentum spread in the beam. This is particularly relevant in the drive beam complex of CLIC and the test beam line TBL in the CTF3 facility at CERN. We also discuss methods to adapt the model to correct for the systematic errors.

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Experimental verification of the 3-step model of photoemission for energy spread and emittance measurements of copper and CsBr-coated copper photocathodes suitable for free electron laser applications

This paper presents measurements and analysis of the quantum efficiency (QE) and intrinsic emittance of Cu and CsBr coated Cu photocathodes. The data analysis uses expressions for the quantum efficiency and the intrinsic emittance for metal cathodes previously derived from Spicer's three-step model of photoemission. Data taken with a 257 nm CW laser on (100) Cu crystals indicate an emittance of 0.77 (μm/mm-rms) for CsBr coated and 0.42 (μm/mm-rms) for uncoated cathodes. The high quantum efficiency and low emittance observed for CsBr coated cathodes have applications in free electron laser and other devices requiring high brightness electron beams.

PAPER PHYSICS: A method for measurement of the directional emittance of paper in the infrared wavelength range

A method for measuring the directional emittance of paper and board samples was developed. The available literature showed that the influence of temperature and observation angle on the emittance o ...

Newly Designed Apparatus for Measuring the Angular Dependent Surface Emittance in a Wide Wavelength Range and at Elevated Temperatures up to 1400°C

An optimized apparatus for measuring the angular dependent surface emittance up to elevated temperatures has been designed. This emittance measurement apparatus (EMMA) is coupled to a Bruker Vertex 70v FTIR-spectrometer, so that a wavelength range from about 2 μm up to 25 μm is accessible. The central part of the new apparatus is a double walled, stainless steel vessel which can be evacuated or filled with various gases or with air. Inside the vessel a cylindrical tube furnace is pivot-mounted on a system of discs, for automatically rotating up to an angle of 180°. This allows both, the measurement at different detection angles (0° to 85°) and a consecutive measurement of sample and black-body reference without ventilating and opening the pot. The aim of this work is to present the newly designed emittance measurement apparatus which enables the determination of the angular dependent spectral emittance of opaque samples at temperatures up to 1400 °C. Next to the setup of the apparatus, the measurement results of various materials are presented at different detection angles.

Nanometer emittance ultralow charge beams from rf photoinjectors

In this paper we discuss the generation of a new class of high brightness relativistic electron beams, characterized by ultralow charge (0.1--1 pC) and ultralow normalized emittance ($<50\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{nm}$). These beams are created in rf photoinjectors when the laser is focused on the cathode to very small transverse sizes ($<30\text{ }\text{ }\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ rms). In this regime, the charge density at the cathode approaches the limit set by the extraction electric field. By shaping the laser pulse to have a cigarlike aspect ratio (the longitudinal dimension much larger than the transverse dimension) and a parabolic temporal profile, the resulting space charge dominated dynamics creates a uniformly filled ellipsoidal distribution and the emittance can be nearly preserved to its thermal value. We also present a new method, based on a variation of the pepper-pot technique, for single shot measurements of the ultralow emittances for this new class of beams.

Optical transition radiation used in the diagnostic of low energy and low current electron beams in particle accelerators

Optical transition radiation (OTR) plays an important role in beam diagnostics for high energy particle accelerators. Its linear intensity with beam current is a great advantage as compared to fluorescent screens, which are subject to saturation. Moreover, the measurement of the angular distribution of the emitted radiation enables the determination of many beam parameters in a single observation point. However, few works deals with the application of OTR to monitor low energy beams. In this work we describe the design of an OTR based beam monitor used to measure the transverse beam charge distribution of the 1.9-MeV electron beam of the linac injector of the IFUSP microtron using a standard vision machine camera. The average beam current in pulsed operation mode is of the order of tens of nano-Amps. Low energy and low beam current make OTR observation difficult. To improve sensitivity, the beam incidence angle on the target was chosen to maximize the photon flux in the camera field-of-view. Measurements that assess OTR observation (linearity with beam current, polarization, and spectrum shape) are presented, as well as a typical 1.9-MeV electron beam charge distribution obtained from OTR. Some aspects of emittance measurement using this device are also discussed.

An emittance measurement device for a space-charge dominated electron beam

Beam emittance is one of the most important parameters for electron sources. To investigate the beam emittance of the 3.5-cell DC-SC photocathode injector developed at Peking University, a multi-slit emittance measurement device has been designed and manufactured. The designed slit width, mask thickness and beamlet drift length are 100 μm, 3 mm and 430 mm respectively. It is suitable for the electron beam with energy of about 5 MeV and the average current less than 0.1 mA. The preliminary measurement result of the rms emittance of the electron beam produced by the DC-SC injector is about 5–7 mm·mrad.

Chromatic effects in quadrupole scan emittance measurements

A reliable transverse emittance measurement for high-brightness electron beams is of utmost importance for the successful development of fourth generation light sources and for the beam transport in plasma-based accelerators. When the beam exhibits a significant energy spread, typical quadrupole scan emittance measurements may be affected depending on the beam properties and on the quadrupoles arrangement. The emittance degradation induced by chromatic effects in measurements involving magnetic lattices is evaluated analytically for different configurations. Analytical and numerical calculations compared with measurements have been used to evaluate the consequent error on the emittance value measured for single and double quadrupole schemes and for typical operating conditions at the SPARC facility.

MICE Step 1: Beam Line Commissioning and First Emittance Measurement

The MICE beam line provides a pulsed muon beam in order to measure ionization cooling on a muon-by-muon basis. Commissioned in 2009, it now routinely produces beams of pions, muons, and electrons between 100-450 MeV/c. Particle ID is provided by Cherenkov detectors, time-of-flight hodoscopes (TOFs), and a lead-fiber electron pre-shower (KL). Particle production rates were determined and a first measurement of emittance has been performed.

Measurement of Total Hemispherical Emittance of Spacecraft Thermal Control Coatings at Low Temperatures

Spacecraft payloads that operate at cryogenic temperatures often use passive thermal control systems that incorporate a variety of thermal control coatings to reject heat to space. The thermal performance of these systems depends significantly on the emittance of their thermal control coatings. This paper presents total hemispherical emittance measurements carried out at the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) for thermal control coatings: Aeroglaze Z307 absorptive conductive polyurethane black coating (from 8 0K to 150 K) and PUC conductive black polyurethane coating (from 70 K to 200 K). The experiments were conducted in vacuum using a steady-state calorimetric method. This paper highlights the importance of obtaining a steady state for accurately estimating the emittance at cryogenic temperatures and the criterion for achieving this. The results indicate that the emittance in the cryogenic temperature range increases with temperature for the coatings considered in this paper. Determination of the uncertainty in the experimental results is also presented. Further, the sensitivity of emittance estimates to chamber wall emittance is discussed.

Emittance measurements of electron beams from diamond field emitter arrays

Electron injector technology is presently dominated by a variety of photo- and thermionic electron injectors. Although new electron injectors based on field emission appear promising, their success is predicated on the development of reliable, high current density, low emittance, and spatially uniform, field emitter array cathodes. The authors report recent results of transverse-emittance measurements on a particularly promising cathode, the diamond field emitter array. A simple pepperpot technique is used to measure the divergence of the beam emitted from one such cathode at low current density. Based on these measurements, a 1 mm diameter uniformly emitting cathode will have a normalized transverse emittance of ∼1 mm mrad. Our results suggest that the beam quality of these cathodes is satisfactory for use in a variety of applications.

Direct Measurement of Thermal Emission From a Fabry–Perot Cavity Resonator

There have been growing interests in selective control of thermal emission by using micro/nanostructures. The present study describes direct measurements of infrared thermal emission at elevated temperatures of an asymmetric Fabry–Perot resonator at variable angles for each polarization. The multilayered structure mainly contains a SiO2 optical cavity sandwiched between a thick (opaque) Au film and a thin Au film. Metallic adhesive and diffusion-barrier layers were deposited on a Si substrate before depositing the thick Au film. A dielectric protection layer was deposited atop the thin Au film to prevent oxidation at high temperatures. A SiC wafer was used as the reference to test the emittance measurement facility, which includes a heated sample holder, a blackbody source, mirror assembly, a polarizer, and a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer with different detectors. The measured emittance spectra of the Fabry–Perot structure exhibit peak broadening and shifting as temperature increases; the mechanisms are elucidated by comparison with theoretical modeling.

Note: Emittance measurements of intense pulsed proton beam for different pulse length and repetition rate

The high intensity ion source (SILHI), in operation at CEA-Saclay, has been used to produce a 90 mA pulsed proton beam with pulse length and repetition rates suitable for the European Spallation Source (ESS) linac. Typical r-r(') rms normalized emittance values smaller than 0.2π mm mrad have been measured for operation in pulsed mode (0.01 < duty cycle < 0.15 and 1 ms < pulse duration < 10 ms) that are relevant for the design update of the Linac to be used at the ESS in Lund.

Electromagnetic modeling of the CSNS H− ion source extraction system

A Penning surface H− ion source test stand has been developed for the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS) at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP). H− beams with a current up to 50 mA and a pulse length up to 520 μs at a repetition rate of 25 Hz are obtained at present. In order to improve the extraction system based on both the results of the emittance measurements in experiment and the simulation results of the effect of the extraction system on the beam emittance, three dimensional electromagnetic finite element analysis and particle tracking are undertaken. First, the magnetic field of the deflecting magnet is studied in detail, and then the effect of the extraction geometry on the beam transport is also investigated.

Mean Transverse Energy Measurement of Negative Electron Affinity GaAs-Based Photocathode

A negative electron affinity GaAs photocathode electron source is characterized by high brightness, high quantum efficiency, and a moderate temporal response. The initial emittance depends on the mean transverse energy (MTE) of the electrons on the cathode surface. We evaluated the MTE based on emittance measurements obtained using the waist scan method with three types of cathodes: bulk GaAs, thickness-controlled samples with active-layer thicknesses of 100 and 1000 nm, and a GaAs/GaAsP superlattice sample. The dependence of the cathode quantum efficiency, the laser wavelength, and the thickness of the GaAs cathode active layer on the MTE are described. In the case of the bulk GaAs and the thickness-controlled samples, it was determined that the thickness and cathode quantum efficiency do not affect the MTE within the measurement error. The laser wavelength, on the other hand, affects the MTE of all cathodes.

Mean Transverse Energy Measurement of Negative Electron Affinity GaAs-Based Photocathode

A negative electron affinity GaAs photocathode electron source is characterized by high brightness, high quantum efficiency, and a moderate temporal response. The initial emittance depends on the mean transverse energy (MTE) of the electrons on the cathode surface. We evaluated the MTE based on emittance measurements obtained using the waist scan method with three types of cathodes: bulk GaAs, thickness-controlled samples with active-layer thicknesses of 100 and 1000 nm, and a GaAs/GaAsP superlattice sample. The dependence of the cathode quantum efficiency, the laser wavelength, and the thickness of the GaAs cathode active layer on the MTE are described. In the case of the bulk GaAs and the thickness-controlled samples, it was determined that the thickness and cathode quantum efficiency do not affect the MTE within the measurement error. The laser wavelength, on the other hand, affects the MTE of all cathodes.