Author: Hernandez-Garcia, C.
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WEPA13 New Results at JLab Describing Operating Lifetime of GaAs Photo-guns 644
 
  • M.W. Bruker, J.M. Grames, C. Hernandez-Garcia, M. Poelker, S. Zhang
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • V.M. Lizárraga-Rubio, C.A. Valerio-Lizárraga
    ECFM-UAS, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
  • J.T. Yoskowitz
    ODU, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: This work is supported by U.S. Department of Energy under DE-AC05-06OR23177 and by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología and the Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa under PRO_A1_022.
Polarized electrons from GaAs photocathodes have been key to some of the highest-impact results of the Jefferson Lab science program over the past 30 years. During this time, various studies have given insight into improving the operational lifetime of these photocathodes in DC high-voltage photo-guns while using lasers with spatial Gaussian profiles of typically 0.5 mm to 1 mm FWHM, cathode voltages of 100 kV to 130 kV, and a wide range of beam currents up to multiple mA. In this contribution, we show recent experimental data from a 100 kV to 180 kV setup and describe our progress at predicting the lifetime based on the calculable dynamics of ionized gas molecules inside the gun. These new experimental studies at Jefferson Lab are specifically aimed at exploring the ion damage of higher-voltage guns being built for injectors.
 
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-WEPA13  
About • Received ※ 02 August 2022 — Revised ※ 07 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 11 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 01 October 2022
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WEPA16 A 500 kV Inverted Geometry Feedthrough for a High Voltage DC Electron Gun 651
 
  • C. Hernandez-Garcia, D.B. Bullard, J.M. Grames, G.G. Palacios Serrano, M. Poelker
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177 and Office of Science Funding Opportunity LAB 20-2310 award PAMS-254442.
The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility injector at Jefferson Lab (JLab) utilizes an inverted-geometry ceramic insulator photogun operating at 130 kV direct current to generate spin-polarized electron beams for high-energy nuclear physics experiments. A second photogun delivers 180 keV beam for commissioning a SRF booster in a testbed accelerator, and a larger version delivers 300 keV magnetized beam in a test stand beam line. This contribution reports on the development of an unprecedented inverted-insulator with cable connector for reliably applying 500 kV DC to a future polarized beam photogun, to be designed for operating at 350 kV without field emission. Such a photogun design could then be used for generating a polarized electron beam to drive a spin-polarized positron source as a demonstrator for high energy nuclear physics at JLab. There are no commercial cable connectors that fit the large inverted insulators required for that voltage range. Our proposed concept is based on a modified epoxy receptacle with intervening SF6 layer and a test electrode in a vacuum vessel.
 
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About • Received ※ 03 August 2022 — Revised ※ 05 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 07 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 09 October 2022
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WEPA17 Improved Electrostatic Design of the Jefferson Lab 300 kV DC Photogun and the Minimization of Beam Deflection 655
 
  • M.A. Mamun, D.B. Bullard, J.M. Grames, C. Hernandez-Garcia, G.A. Krafft, M. Poelker, R. Suleiman
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
  • J.R. Delayen, G.A. Krafft, G.G. Palacios Serrano, S.A.K. Wijethunga
    ODU, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: This work is supported by the Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177, JSA initiatives fund program, and the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.
An electron beam with high bunch charge and high repetition rate is required for electron cooling of the ion beam to achieve the high luminosity required for the proposed electron-ion colliders. An improved design of the 300 kV DC high voltage photogun at Jefferson Lab was incorporated toward overcoming the beam loss and space charge current limitation experienced in the original design. To reach the bunch charge goal of ~ few nC within 75 ps bunches, the existing DC high voltage photogun electrodes and anode-cathode gap were modified to increase the longitudinal electric field (Ez) at the photocathode. The anode-cathode gap was reduced to increase the Ez at the photocathode, and the anode aperture was spatially shifted with respect to the beamline longitudinal axis to minimize the beam deflection introduced by the geometric asymmetry of the inverted insulator photogun. The electrostatic design and beam dynamics simulations were performed to determine the required modification. Beam-based measurement from the modified gun confirmed the reduction of the beam deflection, which is presented in this contribution.
 
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About • Received ※ 23 July 2022 — Revised ※ 28 July 2022 — Accepted ※ 05 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 11 August 2022
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WEPA20 High-Gradient Wien Spin Rotators at Jefferson Lab 662
 
  • G.G. Palacios Serrano, P.A. Adderley, J.M. Grames, C. Hernandez-Garcia, M. Poelker
    JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
 
  Funding: This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177.
Nuclear physics experiments performed in the Contin-uous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) at Jefferson Laboratory (JLab) require spin manipulation of electron beams. Two Wien spin rotators in the injector keV region are essential at CEBAF to establish longitudinal polarization at the end station target, and to flip the polarization direction by π rad to rule out false asymmetries. In a Wien filter, the homogeneous and independent electric and magnetic fields, along with the velocity vectors of the electrons that traverse it, form a mutually orthogonal system. The magnitude of the electrostatic field, established by biasing two highly-polished elec-trodes, defines the desired spin angle at the target yet deviates the beam trajectory due to the Lorentz force. The beam trajectory in the Wien is then re-established by adjusting the magnetic field, induced by an electromag-net encasing the device vacuum chamber. This contribu-tion describes the evolution design and high voltage testing of Wien filters for spin manipulation at increased beam energies in the keV injector region, required by high precision parity violation experiments like MOLLER.
 
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About • Received ※ 02 August 2022 — Revised ※ 08 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 11 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 05 September 2022
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