Photocathode Quantum Efficiency of Ultra-Thin Cs2Te Layers On Nb Substrates

The quantum efficiencies (QE) of photocathodes consisting of bulk Nb substrates coated with thin films of Cs2Te are reported. Using the standard recipe for Cs2Te deposition developed for Mo substrates (220 {\AA} Te thickness), a QE ~11% - 13% at light wavelength of 248 nm is achieved for the Nb substrates, consistent with that found on Mo. Systematic reduction of the Te thickness for both Mo and Nb substrates reveals a surprisingly high residual QE ~ 6% for a Te layer as thin as 15 {\AA}. A phenomenological model based on the Spicer 3-Step model along with a solution of the Fresnel equations for reflectance, R, leads to a reasonable fit of the thickness dependence of QE and suggests that layers thinner than 15 {\AA} may still have a relatively high QE. Preliminary investigation suggests an increased operational lifetime as well. Such an ultra-thin, semiconducting Cs2Te layer may be expected to produce minimal ohmic losses for RF frequencies ~ 1 GHz. The result thus opens the door to the potential development of a Nb (or Nb3Sn) superconducting photocathode with relatively high QE and minimal RF impedance to be used in a superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) photoinjector.Comment: 12 pages, 3 figure

The effect of space-charge and wake fields in the Fermilab Booster

We calculate the impedance and the wake functions for laminated structures with parallel-planes and circular geometries. We critically examine the approximations used in the literature for the coupling impedance in laminated chambers and find that most of them are not justified because the wall surface impedance is large. A comparison between the flat and the circular geometry impedance is presented. We use the wake fields calculated for the Fermilab Booster laminated magnets in realistic beam simulations using the Synergia code. We find good agreement between our calculation of the coherent tune shift at injection energy and the experimental measurements. In this paper we calculate the impedance and the wake functions for laminated structures with parallel-planes and circular geometries. First the coupling impedance is derived as a function of the wall surface impedance. Then the surface impedance is calculated by solving Maxwell's equations inside the lamination and the crack regions. We find that the commonly used resistive-wall approximations, good for metallic pipes with small surface impedance, are not valid in the laminated structures where the surface impedance is large. Realistic Synergia simulations of the Booster machine with wake fields predict transverse coherent tune shifts in good agreement with the experiment

Kelvin Probe Studies of Cesium Telluride Photocathode for AWA Photoinjector

Cesium telluride is an important photocathode as an electron source for particle accelerators. It has a relatively high quantum efficiency (>1%), is sufficiently robust in a photoinjector, and has a long lifetime. This photocathode is grown in-house for a new Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) beamline to produce high charge per bunch (~50 nC) in a long bunch train. Here, we present a study of the work function of cesium telluride photocathode using the Kelvin Probe technique. The study includes an investigation of the correlation between the quantum efficiency and the work function, the effect of photocathode aging, the effect of UV exposure on the work function, and the evolution of the work function during and after photocathode rejuvenation via heating.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure

Anomalous Workfunction Anisotropy in Ternary Acetylides

Anomalous anisotropy of workfunction values in ternary alkali metal transition metal acetylides is reported. Workfunction values of some characteristic surfaces in these emerging semiconducting materials may differ by more than $\approx$ 2 eV as predicted by Density Functional Theory calculations. This large anisotropy is a consequence of the relative orientation of rod-like [MC$_{2}$]$_{\infty}$ negatively charged polymeric subunits and the surfaces, with M being a transition metal or metalloid element and C$_{2}$ refers to the acetylide ion C$_{2}^{2-}$, with the rods embedded into an alkali cation matrix. It is shown that the conversion of the seasoned Cs$_{2}$Te photo-emissive material to ternary acetylide Cs$_{2}$TeC$_{2}$ results in substantial reduction of its $\approx$ 3 eV workfunction down to 1.71-2.44 eV on the Cs$_{2}$TeC$_{2}$(010) surface while its high quantum yield is preserved. Similar low workfunction values are predicted for other ternary acetylides as well, allowing for a broad range of applications from improved electron- and light-sources to solar cells, field emission displays, detectors and scanners.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.

An Experimentally Robust Technique for Halo Measurement

We propose a model-independent quantity, L/G, to characterize non-Gaussian tails in beam profiles observed with the Fermilab Booster Ion Profile Monitor. This quantity can be considered a measure of beam halo in the Booster. We use beam dynamics and detector simulations to demonstrate that L/G is superior to kurtosis as an experimental measurement of beam halo when realistic beam shapes, detector effects and uncertainties are taken into account. We include the rationale and method of calculation for L/G in addition to results of the experimental studies in the Booster where we show that L/G is a useful halo discriminator

Coupling impedance and wake functions for laminated structures with an application to the Fermilab Booster

We calculate the impedance and wake functions for laminated structures with parallel-plane and circular geometries in the ultrarelativistic limit. We critically examine the approximations used in the literature for the coupling impedance in laminated chambers and find that most of them are not justified because the wall surface impedance is large. A comparison between flat and circular geometry impedances is presented. We apply our calculation in a state-of-the-art beam dynamics simulation of the Fermilab Booster which includes nonlinear optics, laminated wakefields, and space charge impedance. The latter can have a significant effect away from the ultrarelativistic limit. Even though the simulations and the comparison with the experiment are done at the Booster injection energy, where the relativistic factor γ=1.42, we find good agreement between our calculation of the coherent tune shift and recent experimental measurements