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Sub-THz passive detector performance evaluation with RadiaBeam photoinjector

Kravchenko, Maksim [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000250139997)·Amoudry, Loic [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)]·Andreev, Alex [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States); Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)]·Burger, Nathan [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)]·Kutsaev, Sergey V. [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000349962545)·Murokh, Alex [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)]·Popovic, Branco K. [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)]·Pronikov, Alexey [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)]·Zholents, Alexander [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)] (ORCID:0000000275873266)
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Abstract

Wakefield accelerators, based on THz and mm-wave structures, promise to reach the highest energies in record small footprints. However, operation at such frequencies is associated with strong generation of dipole modes that can destroy the beams, which requires controlling the electron beam position at the micron scale. The existing conventional techniques for electron beam position monitoring are not applicable for sub-THz structures due to the space constraints. Here, on the other hand, if dipole modes amplitudes can be measured precisely at different planes, one can derive beam position relative to the central axis. For such a technique a reliable and cost-effective sensor capable of operating in high repletion rate regime is required. In this paper we review the experimental evaluation of a passive sensor candidate for such applications using RadiaBeam 4.5 MeV photoinjector.

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Kravchenko, Maksim [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000250139997), Amoudry, Loic [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)], Andreev, Alex [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States); Imperial College, London (United Kingdom)], Burger, Nathan [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)], Kutsaev, Sergey V. [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000349962545), Murokh, Alex [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)], Popovic, Branco K. [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)], Pronikov, Alexey [RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)], Zholents, Alexander [Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)] (ORCID:0000000275873266). 2025-01-30. Sub-THz passive detector performance evaluation with RadiaBeam photoinjector. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170275

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