Publication Date
2022
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Piot, Philippe
Degree Name
M.S. (Master of Science)
Legacy Department
Department of Physics
Abstract
The Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) is planning an upgrade of the drive-beam accelerator’s photoinjector, the driving force of electron generation. The upgrade’s main goal is to improve beam brightness using linear accelerating cavities and a radiofrequency-gun cavity. In the process of this upgrade, one of the beam focusing solenoids is being redesigned. A beam dynamics optimization is performed for two new solenoid designs, with considerations for producing low-charge (∼ 1 nC) electron bunches as well as operations at higher charges (∼ 50 nC). This project focuses on the optimization study for both the low- and high-charge regimes, exploring the impact of different solenoid designs on the beam dynamics.
Recommended Citation
Frame, Emily, "An Upgraded Photoinjector for the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator" (2022). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 7040.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/7040
Extent
65 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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Media Type
Text
