A low emittance and uniform density Cs+ source for heavy ion induction linacs

A heavy-ion induction linac experiment (MBE-4) in progress at LBL is studying the transport and acceleration of space-charge-dominated beams in a long alternate gradient focusing channel. Recent studies of the transverse beam dynamics suggested that characteristics of the injector geometry were contributing to the normalized transverse emittance growth. Phase space and current density distribution measurements of the beam extracted from the injector revealed aberrations and a hollow density profile. Based on EGUN calculations the authors redesigned the 10 mA injector for MBE-4 by modifying the cathode: Pierce electrode and using a curved emitting surface. The simulation predicts an extracted beam with less aberrations and a flat density profile. A test stand was used to check the new design. The density profile has measured and found to be in agreement with the numerical simulation