• S. Kashiwagi, K. Furuhashi, G. Isoyama, R. Kato, M. Morio, N. Sugimoto, Y. Terasawa
  ISIR, Osaka
• H. Hayano, H. Sugiyama, T. Takatomi, J. Urakawa
  KEK, Ibaraki
• H. Iijima, M. Kuriki
  HU/AdSM, Higashi-Hiroshima

We conduct research on Free Electron Laser (FEL) in the infrared region and pulse radiolysis for radiation chemistry using the 40 MeV, 1.3 GHz L-band linac of Osaka University. At present, the L-band linac is equipped with a thermionic electron gun. It can accelerate a high-intensity single-bunch beam with charge up to 91 nC but the normalized emittance is large. In order to advance the research, we have begun development of a photocathode RF gun for the L-band electron linac in collaboration with KEK and Hiroshima University. We start the basic design of the RF gun cavity for the L-band linac at ISIR, Osaka University, based on the 1.5 cells, which is a normal conducting photocathode RF gun. A material of the cathode should be Cs2Te, which has the high quantum efficiency of a few percents, to produce a beam with high charge up to 30 nC/bunch. We improve the cooling system of the cavity for high duty operation to suppress the thermal deformation due to the heat load of input rf power. The simulation study has been also performed for the L-band linac at ISIR with a high charge electron beam. In this conference, we describe the details of the L-band photocathode RF gun development.

• T. Higo, T. Abe, M. Akemoto, S. Fukuda, N. Higashi, Y. Higashi, N.K. Kudo, S. Matsumoto, T. Shidara, T. Takatomi, K. Ueno, Y. Watanabe, K. Yokoyama, M. Yoshida
  KEK, Ibaraki

Under the CERN-SLAC-KEK collaboration, we have been developing the high gradient TW accelerator structures. One of the main focuses is the feasibility study of CLIC accelerator structure at X-band. A high power facility, Nextef*, was established at KEK in 2007. A few structures have been tested, including an un-damped disk-loaded structure successfully tested beyond 100 MV/m, a heavily damped structure to be tested from late 2009 and a structure made in a quadrant configuration. These structures follow the same accelerating-mode RF parameter profile, called CLIC-C**, but show different features at high gradient operation. Various observables, such as dark current, vacuum activities, light emission, breakdown rate, and so on, are measured. We discuss the high gradient phenomena related to these observables and the possible improvement for stable operation at a higher gradient.

* T. Higo et al., THP038, LINAC06,2006.
**A. Grudiev, http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=30911

• J.W. Wang, J.R. Lewandowski, J.W. Van Pelt, C. Yoneda
  SLAC, Menlo Park, California
• B.A. Gudkov, G. Riddone
  CERN, Geneva
• T. Higo, T. Takatomi
  KEK, Ibaraki

A CERN-SLAC-KEK collaboration on high gradient X-band structure research has been established in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the CLIC baseline design for the main linac stably operating at more than 100 MV/m loaded accelerating gradient. Several prototype CLIC structures were successfully fabricated and high power tested. They operated at 105 MV/m with a breakdown rate that meets the CLIC linear collider specifications of < 5·10^-7/pulse/m. This paper summarizes the fabrication technologies including the mechanical design, precision machining, chemical cleaning, diffusion bonding as well as vacuum baking and all related assembly technologies. Also, the tolerances control, tuning and RF characterization will be discussed.