Development of a coherent transition radiation-based bunch length monitor with application to the APS RF thermionic gun beam optimization

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 475, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 476-480

  Lumpkin, A H ^a   Arnold, N D ^a   Berg, W J ^a   Borland, M ^a   Happek, U ^b   Lewellen, J W ^a   Sereno, N S ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bunch length; Coherent transition radiation; Subpicosecond

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

COHERENT TRANSITION RADIATION (CTR); THERMIONIC GUNS;

PARTICLE BEAM BUNCHING;

EID: 0035930319     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01627-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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