JASRI/SPring-8, Hyogo-ken, Japan
RIKEN/SPring-8, Hyogo, Japan
The diamond-based beam halo monitor has been developed for SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser (SACLA). This monitor is an interlock sensor to protect the undulator magnets against radiation damage. Pulse-mode measurement is adopted to suppress the background noise efficiently. The diamond detectors are dipped into the beam duct in order that the intensity of the beam halo can be measured directly. However, it is important issue to avoid degradation in quality of electron beam for SPring-8 XFEL. We designed new RF fingers with aluminum windows in order to reduce the impedance to the beam. The RF fingers are made of beryllium copper, and having the aluminum windows, which is low-Z material, in front of active areas of the diamond detectors. Therefore, the influence of secondary electrons and bremsstrahlung from the finger material can be suppressed. To evaluate influence on the output signal of the diamond detector by changing the finger material, both the simulation study and the experimental measurement have been carried out. Feasibility tests of this monitor, which is equipped with the RF fingers, have also been demonstrated at the SCSS test accelerator.
