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| THPLT030 | A Novel Device for Non-intersecting Bunch Shape Measurement at the High Current GSI-Linac | 2538 |
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| Due to the high current of heavy ions accelerated at the UNILAC at GSI, non-intersecting beam diagnostics are mandatory. For bunch length and bunch structure determination in the range of 0.3 to 5 ns a novel device has been realized. It uses the time spectrum of secondary electrons created by atomic collisions between beam ions and residual gas molecules. These electrons are accelerated by an electric field of 400 V/mm toward an electro-static energy analyzer. The analyzer is used to restrict of the effective source region. Then the electrons are deflected by an rf-resonator running in phase with the acceleration frequency (36 or 108 MHz) to transform the time spectrum into spatial separation. The detection is done with a multi-channel plate equipped with a phosphor screen and observed by a digital CCD camera. The achieved time resolution is at least 50 ps, corresponding to 2 degree of rf frequency. The general layout of the device and first results will be presented. |