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MOPD099 High Brightness Beam Measurement Techniques and Analysis at SPARC 939
 
  • D. Filippetto, M. Bellaveglia, E. Chiadroni, A. Gallo, B. Marchetti
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • A. Cianchi
    INFN-Roma II, Roma
  • A. Mostacci
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
 
 

Ultra-short electron bunch production is attractive for a large number of applications ranging from short wavelength free electron lasers (FEL), THz radiation production, linear colliders and plasma wake field accelerators. SPARC is a test facility able to accelerate high brightness beam from RF guns up to 150 MeV allowing a wide range of beam physics experiments. Those experiments require detailed beam measurements and careful data analysis. In this paper we discuss the techniques currently used in our machine; by combining quadrupoles, RF deflector, spectrometer dipole and reliable data analysis codes, we manage to characterize the 6D phase space and the beam slice properties. We focus on the ongoing studies on the emittance compensation in the velocity bunching regime.

 
TUPEC027 Microbunching and RF Compression 1776
 
  • M. Migliorati
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • M. Ferrario, C. Vaccarezza
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
  • M. Venturini
    LBNL, Berkeley, California
 
 

Velocity bunching (or RF compression) represents a promising technique complementary to magnetic compression to achieve the high peak current required in the linac drivers for FELs. Here we report on recent progress aimed at characterizing the RF compression from the point of view of the microbunching instability. We emphasize the development of a linear theory for the gain function of the instability and its validation against macroparticle simulations that represents a useful tool in the evaluation of the compression schemes for FEL sources.

 
TUPEC028 Microbunching Instability Effect Studies and Laser Heater Optimization for the SPARX FEL Accelerator 1779
 
  • C. Vaccarezza, E. Chiadroni, M. Ferrario
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • G. Dattoli, L. Giannessi, M. Quattromini, C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
  • M. Migliorati
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • M. Venturini
    LBNL, Berkeley, California
 
 

The effects of microbunching instability for the SPARX accelerator have been analyzed by means of different numerical simulation codes and analytical approach. The laser heater counteracting action has been also addressed in order to optimize the parameters of the compression system, either hybrid RF plus magnetic chicane or only magnetic, and possibly enhance the FEL performance.

 
TUOARA03 Characterization of the THz Source at SPARC 1296
 
  • E. Chiadroni, F. A. Anelli, M. Bellaveglia, M. Boscolo, M. Castellano, L. Cultrera, G. Di Pirro, M. Ferrario, L. Ficcadenti, D. Filippetto, S. Fioravanti, G. Gatti, E. Pace, R.S. Sorchetti, C. Vaccarezza
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • A. Bacci, A.R. Rossi
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano
  • P. Calvani, S. Lupi, D. Nicoletti
    Università di Roma I La Sapienza, Roma
  • L. Catani, B. Marchetti
    INFN-Roma II, Roma
  • A. Cianchi
    Università di Roma II Tor Vergata, Roma
  • O. Limaj
    University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome
  • A. Mostacci
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
 
 

The region of the spectrum from 0.3 to 5 THz is of great interest for several experiments in different areas of research. A THz radiation source can be produced at SPARC as coherent transition radiation emitted by either a compressed or longitudinally modulated beam intercepting a metal foil placed at 45° with respect to the beam propagation. Results on the characterization of the THz source at SPARC are described in the paper.

 

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TUPE082 Advanced Beam Dynamics Experiments with the SPARC High Brightness Photoinjector 2311
 
  • M. Ferrario, D. Alesini, F. A. Anelli, M. Bellaveglia, M. Boscolo, L. Cacciotti, M. Castellano, E. Chiadroni, L. Cultrera, G. Di Pirro, L. Ficcadenti, D. Filippetto, S. Fioravanti, A. Gallo, G. Gatti, A. Mostacci, E. Pace, R.S. Sorchetti, C. Vaccarezza
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • A. Bacci, V. Petrillo, A.R. Rossi, L. Serafini
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano
  • A. Cianchi, B. Marchetti
    INFN-Roma II, Roma
  • L. Giannessi, A. Petralia, C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
  • O. Limaj
    University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome
  • M. Moreno, M. Serluca
    INFN-Roma, Roma
  • J.B. Rosenzweig
    UCLA, Los Angeles, California
  • H. Tomizawa
    JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo-ken
  • C. Vicario
    PSI, Villigen
 
 

The primary goal of the SPARC project is the commissioning of the SASE FEL operating at 500 nm driven by a 150-200 MeV high brightness photoinjector. Additional experiments are foreseen also in the HHG Seeded configuration at 266, 160 and 114 nm. A second beam line hosting a THz source has been recently commissioned. The recent successful operation of the SPARC injector in the Velocity Bunching (VB) mode has opened new perspectives to conduct advanced beam dynamics experiments with ultra-short electron pulses able to extend the THz spectrum and to drive the FEL in the SASE Single Spike mode. Moreover a new technique called Laser Comb, able to generate a train of short pulses with high repetition rate, as the one required to drive coherent plasma wake field excitation, has been tested in the VB configuration. The energy/density modulation produced by an infrared laser pulse interacting with the electron beam near the cathode has been also investigated. In this paper we report the experimental results obtained so far and the comparison with simulations.

 
THPD038 Hybrid Schemes for the Post-acceleration of Laser Generated Protons 4363
 
  • A. Mostacci, M. Migliorati, L. Palumbo
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • D. Alesini, P. Antici
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • L. Picardi, C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
 
 

Protons generated by the irradiation of a thin metal foil by a high-intensity short-pulse laser have shown to posses interesting characteristics in terms of energy, emittance, current and pulse duration. They might therefore become in the next future a competitive source to conventional proton sources. Previous theoretical and numerical studies already demonstrated the possibility of an efficient coupling between laser-plasma acceleration of protons with traditional RF based beam-line accelerator techniques. This hybrid proton accelerator would therefore benefit from the good properties of the laser-based source and from the flexibility and know-how of beam handling as given from RF based accelerator structure. The proton beam parameters of the source have been obtained from published laser interaction experimental results and are given as input to the numerical study by conventional accelerator design tools. In this paper we discuss recent results in the optimization and design of the such hybrid schemes in the context of proton accelerators for medical treatments.

 
THPEA006 Beam Energy Upgrade of the Frascati FEL LINAC with a C-band RF System 3682
 
  • R. Boni, D. Alesini, M. Bellaveglia, G. Di Pirro, M. Ferrario, L. Ficcadenti, A. Gallo, F. Marcellini, E. Pace, B. Spataro, C. Vaccarezza
    INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
  • A. Bacci
    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Milano
  • A. Mostacci, L. Palumbo, V. Spizzo
    Rome University La Sapienza, Roma
  • C. Ronsivalle
    ENEA C.R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
 
 

In the frame of the SPARC-X project, the energy of the Photo-Injector SPARC, in operation at INFN-LNF, will be upgraded from 180 to 250 MeV by replacing a low gradient S-band traveling wave accelerating section with two C-band units, designed and developed at LNF. The new system will consist of a 50 MW klystron, supplied by a pulsed modulator, to feed the high gradient C-band structures through a RF pulse compressor. This paper deals with the design of the full system, the C-band R&D activity and study of the related beam dynamics.