• Q. Wu, I. Ben-Zvi, X. Chang, J. Skarita
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York

The proposed electron ion collider, eRHIC, requires large average polarized electron current of 50mA, which is more than 20 times higher than the present experiment results of single polarization source, such as GaAs. To achieve the current requirement of eRHIC, we have designed the multi-cathode DC electron gun for injection. 24 GaAs cathodes will be prepared and emit electrons at the arranged pattern. Despite of ultra-high vacuum and precise timing, multi-cathode DC electron gun has high demand on the electric field symmetry, magnetic field shielding, and arcing prevention. In the paper, we present the 3D simulation results of the latest model for the multi-cathode DC electron gun. The results will give guidance to the actual design in the future.

• E. Wang, I. Ben-Zvi, A. Burrill, J. Kewisch, T. Rao, Q. Wu
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
• D. Holmes
  AES, Medford, NY
• E. Wang
  PKU/IHIP, Beijing

RF electron guns with strained super lattice GaAs cathodes can produce higher brightness and lower emittance polarized electron beams, due to the higher field gradient at the cathode surface compared with DC guns. The vacuum in the gun must be better than 10^-11 torr to obtain a sufficient cathode life time with high quantum efficiency (QE). Such high vacuum cannot be obtained easily in a normal conducting RF gun. We report on an experiment with a superconducting RF (SRF) gun, which can maintain a vacuum of nearly 10^-12 torr because of cryo-pumping at the temperature of 4.2K . The GaAs cathode was activated by Cs'O treatment with a QE of 3% and exhibits a long lifetime in a preparation chamber. This cathode will be used in a 1.3 GHz - cell SRF gun to measure the destruction of the QE by ion and electron back-bombardment.

• E. Wang, I. Ben-Zvi, A. Burrill, J. Kewisch, T. Rao, Q. Wu
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
• D. Holmes
  AES, Medford, NY
• E. Wang
  PKU/IHIP, Beijing

Superconducting RF (SRF) electron guns deliver higher brightness beams than DC guns because the field gradient at the cathode is higher. SRF guns with metal cathodes have been successfully tested. For the production of polarized electrons a Gallium-Arsenide (GaAs) cathode must be used, and an experiment to test this type of cathode is under way at BNL. Since the cathode will be normal conducting, the primary concern is cathode-driven heat load. We present measurements of the electric resistance of GaAs at cryogenic temperatures, a prediction of the heat load, and verification by measuring the quality factor of the gun with and without the cathode.

• J. Smedley, I. Ben-Zvi, X. Chang, P.D. Johnson, J. Rameau, T. Rao, Q. Wu
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
• J. Bohon
  Case Western Reserve University, Center for Synchrotron Biosciences, Upton, New York
• E.M. Muller
  Stony Brook University, Stony Brook

The diamond amplified photocathode has the potential to dramatically increase the average current available from photoinjectors, perhaps to the amphere-class performance necessary for flux-competitive fourth-generation light sources. Electron emission from a diamond amplifier has been observed from hydrogen-terminated diamond, using both photons and electrons to generate carriers. The diamond electron amplifier has been demonstrated, with an emission gain of 40. Very high average current densities (>10 A/cm²) have been transported through the diamond using x-ray generated carriers. The device relies on high-purity intrinsic diamond with low crystalline defect density, as well as a negative electron affinity achieved by hydrogen termination. The effects of diamond purity and crystalline defects on charge transport in the material, and emission from the diamond surface have been studied using a number of techniques and the process is now well understood. The electron affinity of diamond has been measured to be -1.1 eV; the fraction of the electrons produced in the material which are emitted from the surface has also been measured.

• Q. Wu, I. Ben-Zvi
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York

The damper of 56 MHz cavity is designed to extract all modes to the resistance load outside, including the fundamental mode. Therefore a high-pass filter is required to reflect the fundamental mode back into the cavity. A preliminary design of the filter was previously done. In this paper, we optimize all elements to eliminate the poor filter performance above 1 GHz. The circuit diagram is extracted from microwave lumped elements that reproduce the frequency spectrum of the finalized filter. We also show mode damping results with dampers and filters in the desired configuration, determining the final performance of the cavity.

• Q. Wu, I. Ben-Zvi
  BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York

A 56 MHz cavity was designed for a luminosity upgrade of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), including requirements for Higher Order Mode (HOM) damping. A preliminary design of the HOM damper was previously done without optimization. In this paper, we describe our optimization of the damper's performance, and modifications made to its original design. We also show the cavity damper efects with different geometries. Magnetic field enhancement at the ports is reduced to a value less than the highest field in the cavity to eliminate electrical breakdown. All HOMs up to 1 GHz are simulated with their frequencies, mode configurations, R/Qs and shunt impedances, and all modes are well-damped with the optimized design and configuration.