NPS prototype superconducting 500 MHz quarter-wave gun update
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Niles, S.P.
Colson, W.B.
Ferguson, K.L.
Harris, J.R.
Lewellen, J.W.
Rusnak, B.
Swent, R.
Cunningham, P.R.
Curtin, M.S.
Miccolis, D.C.
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2010
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2010
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Beam Physics
Laboratory, Niowave, Inc., and The Boeing Company have
completed construction of a superconducting 500 MHz
quarter-wave gun and photocathode drive laser system.
This prototype gun went from conception to initial operation
in just under one calendar year. Such rapid progress
is due in part to the decision to develop the gun as a prototype,
deliberately omitting some features, such as tuners
and a cathode loadlock, desired for a linac beam source.
This will enable validation of the basic concept for the gun,
including high-charge bunch dynamics, as rapidly as possible,
with lessons learned applied to the next generation gun.
This paper presents results from initial testing of the gun,
technical challenges of the prototype design, and improvements
that would enhance capabilities in future versions of
this novel design.
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Proceedings of FEL2010, Malmö, Sweden
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Physics
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.