GENERATION OF SHORT THZ BUNCH TRAINS IN A RF PHOTOINJECTOR
GENERATION OF SHORT THZ BUNCH TRAINS IN A RF PHOTOINJECTOR
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DOI:
10.1016/j.nima.2007.04.129
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发表时间:
2007-07
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
M. Boscolo;M. Ferrario;I. Boscolo;F. Castelli;S. Cialdi
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作者:
M. Boscolo;M. Ferrario;I. Boscolo;F. Castelli;S. Cialdi
A radiofrequency electron gun joined to a compressor can generate trains of THz sub-picosecond electron pulses by illuminating the photocathode with trains of laser pulses. Assuming a prompt electron emission, each laser pulse generates an electron disk at the cathode. The disk train evolves toward a slightly modulated slug having a peculiar sawtooth energy modulation. This kind of energy modulation is transformed into a density modulation within a velocity-bunching compressor recovering at a good extent the initial multi-disk profile. The electron beam evolution is analyzed through simulations looking at its features as function of pulse and frequency characteristics of the laser and of the accelerator parameters.