Beam-based commissioning of a novel X-band transverse deflection structure with variable polarization

Autor: P. González Caminal, F. Christie, R. D’Arcy, S. M. Jaster-Merz, R. Assmann, F. Burkart, B. Conrad, H. Dinter, M. Foese, J. Herrmann, M. Hoffmann, M. Hüning, R. Jonas, O. Krebs, S. Lederer, B. Marchetti, D. Marx, J. Mueller, J. Osterhoff, I. Peperkorn, M. Reukauff, H. Schlarb, S. Schreiber, G. Tews, T. Vinatier, M. Vogt, A. de Z. Wagner, S. Wesch, P. Craievich, M. Bopp, H.-H. Braun, A. Citterio, R. Fortunati, R. Ganter, T. Kleeb, F. Marcellini, M. Pedrozzi, E. Prat, S. Reiche, K. Rolli, R. Sieber, A. Grudiev, W. L. Millar, N. Catalan-Lasheras, G. McMonagle, S. Pitman, V. del Pozo Romano, K. T. Szypula, W. Wuensch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, Vol 27, Iss 3, p 032801 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2469-9888
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.27.032801
Popis: Longitudinal electron-beam diagnostics play a critical role in the operation and control of x-ray free-electron lasers, which rely on parameters such as the current profile, the longitudinal phase space, or the slice emittance of the particle distribution. On the one hand, the femtosecond-scale electron bunches produced at these facilities impose stringent requirements on the resolution achievable with the diagnostics. On the other, research and development of novel accelerator technologies such as beam-driven plasma-wakefield accelerators (PWFA) demand unprecedented capabilities to resolve the centroid offsets in the full transverse plane along the longitudinal bunch coordinate. We present the beam-based commissioning of an advanced X-band transverse-deflection rf structure (TDS) system with the new feature of providing variable polarization of the deflecting force: the PolariX-TDS. By means of a comprehensive campaign of measurements conducted with the prototype, key parameters of the rf performance of the system are validated and a phase-space characterization of an electron bunch is accomplished with a time resolution of 3.3 fs. Furthermore, an analysis of second-order effects induced on the bunch from its passage through the PolariX-TDS is presented.
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