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THPOW021 | Generation of Homogeneous and Patterned Electron Beams using a Microlens Array Laser-Shaping Technique | 3983 |
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Funding: Northern Illinois University - US DOE contract No. DE-SC0011831. Fermilab - US DOE contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359. The Argonne wakefield facility - US DOE contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. In photocathodes the achievable electron-beam parameters are controlled by the laser used to trigger the photoemission process. Non-ideal laser distribution hampers the final beam quality. Laser inhomogeneities, for instance, can be "amplified" by space-charge force and result in fragmented electron beams. To overcome this limitation laser shaping methods are routinely employed. In the present paper we demonstrate the use of simple microlens arrays to dramatically improve the transverse uniformity. We also show that this arrangement can be used to produce transversely-patterned electron beams. Our experiments are carried out at the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator facility. |
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