Commissioning and First RF Results of the Second 3.5 Cell Rossendorf SRF Gun


Commissioning and First RF Results of the Second 3.5 Cell Rossendorf SRF Gun

Arnold, A.; Lu, P.; Murcek, P.; Teichert, J.; Vennekate, H.; Xiang, R.; Kneisel, P.

As in 2007 the first 3.5 cell superconducting radio frequency (SRF) gun was taken into operation at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), it turned out that the specified performance to realize an electron energy gain of 9.4 MeV (E_peak=50 MV/m @ Q_0=1e10) has not been achieved. Instead, the resonator of the gun was limited by field emission to about one third of these values and the measured beam parameters remained significantly below the expectations. However, to demonstrate the full potential of this new electron source for the ELBE LINAC, a second and slightly modified SRF gun was developed and built in collaboration with Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF). We will report on commissioning and first results of this new SRF gun. This includes in particular the characterization of the most important RF properties of the cavity as well as their comparison with previous vertical test results.

Keywords: superconducting radio frequency; SRF gun; cavity

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