Published December 21, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Kelvin probe studies of cesium telluride photocathode for the AWA photoinjector

  • 1. Physics Department at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 (United States)
  • 2. Accelerator Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439 (United States)
  • 3. High Energy Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439 (United States)
  • 4. Physics Department at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 and High Energy Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439 (United States)

Description

Cesium telluride is an important photocathode as an electron source for particle accelerators. It has a relatively high quantum efficiency (> 1%), is robust in a photoinjector, and long lifetime. This photocathode is fabricated in-house for a new Argonne Wakefield Accelerator (AWA) beamline to produce high charge per bunch (∼50 nC) in a long bunch train. We present some results from a study of the work function of cesium telluride photocathode using the Kelvin Probe technique. The study includes an investigation of the correlation between the quantum efficiency and the work function, the effect of photocathode aging, the effect of UV light exposure on the work function, and the evolution of the work function during and after photocathode rejuvenation via heating.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1507
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 780-784
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
15. advanced accelerator concepts workshop
Dates
10-15 Jun 2012
Place
Austin, TX (United States)

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(c) 2012 American Institute of Physics