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- the present invention accelerates electrons generated by incidence of laser light to the photocathode by a high frequency electric field in a resonant state formed in a high frequency accelerating cavity into which high frequency power is introduced, and outputs the same as a high speed electron beam. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electron gun cavity device, and more specifically, an ultra-compact photocathode high-frequency electron gun that enables miniaturization of various accelerators for generating high-intensity electron beams, electron guns, and X-ray generators by laser reverse compton scattering It relates to a hollow device.
- Electron source devices that generate and output electron beams are widely used not only for electron guns, but also widely as electron beam sources for injecting electron beams into various devices such as accelerators (electron synchrotrons, linear accelerators, etc.) It is done. Further, in recent years, development of a compact X-ray source using laser inverse Compton scattering has been promoted as an X-ray source of an X-ray apparatus such as an X-ray biological imaging apparatus, an X-ray absorption imaging apparatus and the like. An X-ray source using laser inverse Compton scattering is to generate a photon beam (X-ray) having a predetermined energy by causing the laser beam to collide with the accelerated electron beam (reverse Compton scattering). . And, in order to realize such a compact X-ray source etc., a compact electron source device capable of generating a high intensity and high quality electron beam is currently required.
- thermoelectron gun electroelectron generation method using a hot cathode
- BNL Brookhaven National Laboratory
- This method performs electron acceleration by a high frequency electric field, and can generate an electric field strength of about 10 times or more of the electric field strength by a conventional DC electric field, so that miniaturization of the electron gun is expected.
- this BNL type high frequency acceleration cavity has a basic structure in which a half cell (0.5 cell) 5 and a full cell (1.0 cell) 6 are connected, and the electron beam axial direction of the half cell 5
- the length (in the horizontal direction in the drawing) is set to 0.6 times the axial length of the full cell 6 in order to reduce the diffusion of the beam.
- the high frequency power transmitted in the waveguide is first supplied into the full cell 6 through the high frequency power input coupler port 10 (coupling hole) provided on the wall surface of the full cell 6, and then the narrowed portion between both cells It is supplied into the half cell 5 through the (iris).
- the half cell 5 includes a laser incident port 9 for injecting a laser beam and a removable end plate 2B, and a photocathode 7 made of metal (Cu, Mg, etc.) is provided at the center of the end plate 2B. ing.
- the end plate 2B is attached to the half cell body via a vacuum seal (helicoflex seal) 2S, and the end plate 2B is removed from the half cell body when replacing the photocathode 7 for maintenance or cathode material research. .
- Adjustment of the resonance frequency of the half cell 5 is performed by adjusting the tightening torque of the helico flex seal 2S to increase or decrease the volume of the cell, while adjustment of the resonance frequency of the full cell 6 is opened on the cavity wall of the full cell 6 It is performed by adjusting the position of the adjustment rod (totally two symmetrical) which can move up and down in the tuner hole (diameter 10 mm) (see FIG. 4).
- the cathode 7 as an electron source is provided at the end on the half cell side to maximize the electric field strength at the cathode surface 8, and a high frequency for inputting high frequency power on the full cell side.
- a high frequency resonance condition is generated.
- the shape of the cavity cell that constitutes the high frequency acceleration cavity is designed such that the frequency of the specific high frequency power input wave used and the cavity resonant frequency determined by the cavity shape match, and the cavity resonance performance is It can be expressed as an index of high frequency resonance stability.
- the conventional BNL type high frequency accelerating cavity is generally called Disk Loaded standing wave type dumbbell-shaped hollow cell, but the design of the hollow cell having a curved inner surface for the high frequency accelerating cavity for electron gun Is hardly known.
- the production of high frequency accelerated cavities is usually performed by cutting of an oxygen-free copper material
- the inner surface of the cavity is polished by mechanical polishing using an abrasive such as diamond abrasive grains.
- an abrasive such as diamond abrasive grains.
- the upper limit of the high frequency power applied to the cathode has to be kept low, and the acceleration of the generated electron beam by the high frequency power is also reduced, which causes the emittance (the spread of the electron beam in the cross sectional direction It also becomes an increase factor of the index that quantitatively represents the condition.
- the photocathode system has the problem of dark current generation, but uses the photoelectric effect for the electron generation system, so the emission direction and energy of the emitted electron beam are very well aligned, and the emittance value of the hot cathode is I was expecting the feature to be able to improve by one or two digits rather than one.
- Patent Documents 1, 2, 3 and 4. disclose, for example, in Patent Documents 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- the quantum efficiency is low, and it is difficult to suppress the generation of dark current (causing the above-mentioned discharge etc.) caused by the electric field electron emission. There was a problem that.
- the photocathode with low quantum efficiency In the photocathode with low quantum efficiency, a laser pulse with high intensity is required for electron beam generation, generation of multi-bunch beam is difficult, and there is a problem that the electron source device is limited to single bunch beam generation. is there. In a laser for multi-bunch electron beam generation, the power per bunch can not be made sufficiently high, and the use of a low quantum efficiency photocathode is not suitable for this.
- a gap between the high frequency power frequency and the cavity resonant frequency is generated due to manufacturing error of the cavity cell, shape change of the cavity cell due to temperature rise, generation of beam current, etc. It is practiced to use a high frequency resonant tuner.
- a so-called capacitive high frequency resonance tuner configured to change the capacitance of the hollow cell and a so-called inductive high frequency resonance tuner configured to change the inductance of the hollow cell are known. It is done. These were used by plugging the tuner tip into a small through hole provided in the cavity cell of the high frequency acceleration cavity (see FIG. 4). This method is disclosed, for example, in Patent Documents 5 and 6.
- the conventional high frequency resonance tuner has a problem of resonance frequency detuning due to discharge in the air gap of the perforated portion of the hollow cell or burn-in due to sliding of the tuner.
- the present inventors conducted experiments using a device provided with a photocathode plug and a non-insertion type high frequency resonant tuner in which the above-mentioned conductive RF contactor is attached to a conventional BNL type high frequency acceleration cavity. It has been difficult to stably generate high-grade, high-quality electron beams of the same grade.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a compact, high-intensity, high-quality device that enables downsizing of various accelerators for generating high-intensity electron beams, electron guns, and X-ray generating devices by laser inverse Compton scattering. It is an object of the present invention to provide a photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device capable of generating an electron beam. More specifically, it is an object of the present invention to provide a very compact photocathode high-frequency electron gun cavity device capable of generating kilowatt-class high-intensity high-quality electron beams.
- the inventors of the present invention have a hollow cell having a smooth curved surface shape similar to the waveform of a standing wave suitable as a high frequency accelerating cavity, particularly for an accelerating high frequency high electric field.
- a new photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device with a photocathode, laser incident port, high frequency power input coupler port, vacuum exhaust port, and high frequency resonant tuner is very effective.
- the present invention has been completed based on this finding.
- the present invention provides a high frequency acceleration cavity internally including a hollow cell having a smooth curved surface shape approximate to the waveform of a standing wave suitable for an accelerated high frequency high electric field, and the hollow cell of the high frequency acceleration cavity.
- a photocathode provided at an end portion, and a position opposite to the photocathode behind the electron beam outlet of the high frequency acceleration cavity and incidence of laser light supplied to the photocathode into the high frequency acceleration cavity
- a high frequency power input coupler port provided on the side of the high frequency acceleration cavity and used for inputting high frequency power into the high frequency acceleration cavity, and provided on the side of the high frequency acceleration cavity.
- An evacuation port used to evacuate a high frequency acceleration cavity, and a side of the high frequency acceleration cavity used to adjust a high frequency resonance frequency in the hollow cell Comprising a high frequency resonant tuner, the inner surface of the cavity cell, there is provided a photocathode RF gun cavity apparatus characterized by being constituted only by the curved surface having no sharp corners.
- the curved surface shape in the vicinity of the top of the hollow cell and in the iris is a curved surface made of a circular arc, and the curvature radius R is in the range of 5 mm ⁇ R ⁇ 20 mm, and further, the photocathode high frequency electron gun In the cavity device, the surface roughness of the inner surface of the cavity cell is preferably 0.05 ⁇ m or less.
- the photocathode is a photocathode plug which can be attached to and detached from the high frequency acceleration cavity.
- the photocathode plug is a photocathode plug including a conductive RF contactor at a contact portion between the plug and the RF acceleration cavity.
- the high frequency resonance tuner mechanically adjusts the resonance frequency in the hollow cell from the outside without inserting a frequency adjustment rod into the hollow cell. More preferably, it is a non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuner provided on the side of the acceleration cavity.
- the cathode surface of the photocathode be made of Cs 2 Te.
- the RF accelerating cavity has a half cell and one or more full cells, and the RF power input coupler port is provided on the side of the full cell adjacent to the half cell. It is.
- the RF accelerating cavity has three or more full cells.
- the vacuum exhaust port be provided at a position facing the high frequency power input coupler port.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device it is more preferable that two or more of the high frequency resonance tuners are provided in each cell of the high frequency acceleration cavity.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the present invention in an ultra-compact electron source device having a length of about 1/10 or less in comparison with the conventional device, high frequency electric field strength, Q value of high frequency resonant cavity, quantum of cathode It is possible to dramatically improve the efficiency and the charge amount of generated electrons, and to dramatically reduce the discharge and dark current in the cavity, thereby generating a high-intensity high-quality electron beam. it can. Therefore, it is effective for downsizing of an accelerator for generating high-intensity and high-quality electron beams, an electron gun, an X-ray generator by laser inverse Compton scattering, and the like, which are conventionally difficult.
- the photocathode RF gun cavity device of the present invention having a cavity length of about 36 cm, the index of the resonance stability of RF at an RF field strength of 140 MV / m (about 14 times that of a conventional DC electron gun)
- the dark current of the high frequency resonant cavity is 15000 (approximately twice the Q value of the conventional high frequency accelerating cavity) and the dark current is 100 picoamperes or less (one hundredth or less of the dark current of the conventional high frequency electron gun).
- the quantum efficiency of the photocathode is about several percent (about 1000 times the quantum efficiency of the conventional cathode), and the charge of the photoelectron beam is 10 microcoulombs per pulse (about 1 of the charge of the conventional photocathode electron source)
- a high intensity electron beam of 12 MeV can be generated at an average current of 0.5 mA.
- This high intensity electron beam generator of about 36 cm in total length is a high quality electron beam generator of 10 kilowatts.
- FIG. 6 is a photographic image showing a photocathode plug with a conductive RF contactor used in the photocathode RF gun cavity apparatus.
- FIG. 6 is a photographic image showing a photocathode plug with a conductive RF contactor used in the photocathode RF gun cavity apparatus.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram which shows the working principle of the insertion type high frequency resonance tuner used for a photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity apparatus.
- FIG. 1 is a top view showing an example of the appearance of a photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of FIG.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the present embodiment is configured with a substantially cylindrical housing 22 (peripheral wall 22a) as a main body, and the housing 22 is, for example, a gas in vacuum. It is formed of oxygen-free copper with low thermal emission and excellent thermal and electrical properties.
- the housing 22 is processed (internal surface processing, port hole processing, etc.) to form the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 in the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity apparatus of the present embodiment.
- a manufacturing method is also possible in which, for example, half-cell parts and full-cell parts are separately prepared as the housing 22, and each is separately processed, and these are then connected and processed to form the high frequency acceleration cavity 1.
- a photocathode (an RF contactor in Example 5) emits electrons to one end of the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 by the photoelectric effect when laser light is incident thereon.
- a photocathode plug 15) is attached, and a half cell 5 is formed on the photocathode side in the cavity, and a full cell 6 is subsequently formed.
- An electron beam outlet 4 for taking out an electron beam generated and accelerated in the high frequency acceleration cavity 1, and a high frequency power input for inputting high frequency power into the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 in the housing 22 (high frequency acceleration cavity 1)
- a coupler port 10, an evacuation port 11 for evacuation of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1, and a view port 24 for observing the inside of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 from the outside are provided.
- four non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuners 16 in the fifth embodiment described later are arranged per cell (for example, as shown in FIG.
- a guide member 26 is attached to the housing 22 for guiding the photocathode plug 15 attached to the RF contactor in the fifth embodiment to the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 while maintaining a high vacuum state.
- the high frequency power of the predetermined frequency transmitted through the waveguide attached to the high frequency power input coupler port 10 is first supplied into the full cell 6 of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 via the high frequency power input coupler port 10 and so on Then, it is supplied into the half cell 5 through the diaphragm (iris) between the two cells, whereby a high frequency resonance state (standing wave) is formed inside the cavity.
- the photocathode is irradiated with the laser beam incident into the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 through the laser incident port 9 provided behind the electron beam outlet 4 and the photocathode produces electrons generated by the photoelectric effect. It is extracted and accelerated by the high frequency in the resonance state, and the accelerated electron beam is emitted through the electron beam outlet 4.
- Many conventional BNL type high frequency accelerating cavities are generally called Disk Loaded standing wave type dumbbell shaped cavity cells, and curved surface shaped cavity cells are hardly known for high frequency accelerating cavities for electron guns .
- the inventors of the present invention have made it possible to increase the electric field and make a good resonance state in a high frequency acceleration cavity having a hollow cell having a smooth curved surface shape close to the waveform of a standing wave suitable for accelerated high frequency high electric field. It has been found to give remarkable effects for generation, discharge prevention, and suppression of dark current, and succeeded in fabricating a hollow cell having such a curved shape, in particular, a hollow cell for an electron gun.
- each corner and each edge of the top of the head (the part where the diameter of the cell is large) and the iris (the part which connects the cells and becomes the electron beam path) have the above smooth curved surface. It has a shape.
- the radius of curvature of the curved surface shape is appropriately set based on the frequency of the high frequency to be used and the size of the cavity.
- the smoothing of the inner surface of the cavity cell in the photocathode RF gun cavity device of the present invention is important for preventing discharge in the cavity and for stably maintaining the RF field strength.
- the smoothing effect given to the high electric field, the generation of a good resonance state, the prevention of discharge, and the suppression of dark current is much larger than the effect of the above-mentioned curved surface shape. Since the higher the smoothness, the less the possibility of discharge in the cavity, the smoothness of the inner surface of the cavity cell should be as high as possible unless there are special circumstances.
- the smoothness of the inner surface of the hollow cell is evaluated by surface roughness (arithmetic mean roughness).
- the surface roughness (arithmetic mean roughness) of the inner surface of the hollow cell of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 that can be used in the present embodiment is preferably 0.05 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 0.02 ⁇ m or less.
- a surface roughness of 0.05 ⁇ m or less is preferable because the possibility of discharge can be significantly reduced. Since the smoothness in this range is dramatically higher than the smoothness of the inner surface of the conventional high frequency acceleration cavity, the effect of significantly improving the electric field strength and Q value of the high frequency acceleration cavity is high, and the resonance state for electron acceleration is high. The effect of maintaining stable is high.
- the smoothing of the inner surface of the hollow cell in this embodiment can be performed, for example, by performing precision cutting and polishing using a single crystal diamond tool on the cell after the primary cutting.
- a new type of high frequency acceleration cavity 1 having a hollow cell having a smooth curved surface shape as described above is used.
- the hollow cells are half cell (0.5 cell) 5 and full cell (1.0 cell) 6.
- the full cell 6 is connected behind the half cell 5.
- the portion connecting the cells is generally called "iris" as described above and serves as a path for the electron beam.
- the half cell 5 is provided in order to maximize the electric field strength at the cathode surface 8 by providing the cathode at the end of the half cell 5.
- the reason for providing the full cell 6 is to provide high frequency power to further accelerate electrons. Therefore, the velocity of electrons can be cumulatively accelerated as the number of cells of the full cell 6 is increased.
- the number of hollow cells of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 used in the present embodiment is preferably 1.5 cells or more, and more preferably 3.5 cells or more. Although it is possible to extract high-intensity electron beams with only 0.5 cells, it is preferable to use 1.5 cells or more to extract kilowatt-class electron beams, and 10 kilowatt-class electron beams. In order to take out, it is preferable that it is 3.5 cells or more.
- a photoemission type photocathode is used as the cathode. This is because the photocathode can improve the emittance value of emitted photoelectrons by one to two orders of magnitude better than that of the thermionic cathode.
- alkali metals mainly composed of cesium and other compounds, for example, CsI, CsI- Alkali iodides such as Ge, alkali antimonide such as K 2 CsSb, Na 2 K (Cs) Sb, and alkali telluride such as Cs 2 Te and RbCsTe, more preferably alkali telluride, still more preferably Cs 2 Te is there.
- CsI, CsI- Alkali iodides such as Ge
- alkali antimonide such as K 2 CsSb, Na 2 K (Cs) Sb
- alkali telluride such as Cs 2 Te and RbCsTe
- Cs 2 Te has a problem that the operating atmosphere is ultra-high vacuum and its lifetime is largely dependent on the vacuum degree and residual gas, it emits photoelectrons with relatively high quantum efficiency by an ultraviolet laser with a wavelength of 270 nm or less It is further preferable because it has the feature of The reason why the photocathode is provided at the half cell side end of the high frequency acceleration cavity in the present embodiment is to maximize the electric field strength of the high frequency in the cathode surface 8 as described above.
- a plug-shaped photocathode plug is preferably used as the photocathode, which can be detachably replaced.
- light is attached to the conductive RF contactor at the contact portion between the high-frequency accelerating cavity and the photocathode plug.
- the cathode plug (see FIG. 3) is used.
- the use of the photocathode plug facilitates replacement of the degraded photocathode with a fresh photocathode, replacement of the photocathode for cathode material research, etc., and the vacuum sealing of the end plate with the photocathode (helico
- the present invention is intended to reduce problems such as a drop in Q value and the occurrence of discharge due to a complicated shape in a conventional device attached to a half cell main body via a flex seal). Further, the attachment of the conductive RF contactor is preferable in suppressing high frequency discharge at the photocathode surface 8.
- a laser incident port 9 (see FIG. 1) is provided at a position facing the photocathode behind the electron beam outlet 4 of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 (see FIGS. 7 to 11). Since the laser incident angle can be made perpendicular to the cathode surface 8, the spot of the irradiated portion can be minimized, which is preferable in minimizing the emittance.
- the photocathode 8 is provided at the end of the half cell 5 of the BNL type high-frequency accelerating cavity, and oblique incidence of the laser is performed from the side of the half cell 5 to the photocathode surface 8.
- the present inventors have found that the emittance can be minimized by entering the laser at an angle perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the photocathode surface 8.
- the solenoid 17 and the deflection magnet 18 can be provided behind the electron beam outlet 4 in the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 as needed.
- the use of the solenoid 17 is to suppress the increase in the emittance of the passing electron beam, and the use of the deflection electromagnet 18 is to attach the laser entrance port 9 to a position facing the photocathode.
- the high frequency power input coupler port 10 is provided on the side of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1. Preferably, it is provided on the side of the full cell 6. It is preferable to provide on the side of the full cell 6 in order to further accelerate the electrons emitted from the photocathode by the electric field of the high frequency electric field.
- the attachment position is preferably attached to the full cell 6 (first) next to the half cell 5.
- the vacuum exhaust port 11 is provided on the side of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1.
- an evacuation port 11 is provided at a position opposite to the high frequency power input coupler port 10.
- the purpose of providing the evacuation port 11 is to evacuate the inside of the cavity.
- providing the evacuation port 11 at a position opposite to the high frequency power input coupler port 10 It is because it is preferable in order to maintain sex.
- a high frequency resonance tuner is provided on the side of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1.
- the mounting position of the tuner is preferably provided at a side of the hollow cell such that it enables symmetrical adjustment of the hollow cell near the top of the hollow cell.
- the number of tuners installed is not particularly limited, but preferably, two or more per cell are provided to enable symmetrical adjustment.
- a conventional tuner 12 see FIG. 4 of a type in which a tuner tip is inserted into a small through hole provided in a hollow cell of a high frequency acceleration cavity can be used.
- non-insertion type high frequency resonant tuner 16 which can externally adjust the resonant frequency of the cavity cell externally without inserting it into the cavity cell. Since the non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuner 16 is used without being inserted into the inner surface of the hollow cell, the continuous smoothness of the inner surface of the hollow cell is not impaired, and the seizing of the sliding portion observed when using the conventional tuner or Since there is no problem of resonance frequency detuning due to discharge, there is an effect that the resonance state can be stably maintained.
- a tuner as described in Patent Document 7 see FIGS. 5 and 6) can be used.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity apparatus includes the high frequency acceleration cavity, the photocathode, the laser incident port, the high frequency power input coupler port, the vacuum exhaust port, and the high frequency resonant tuner.
- a gun cavity device which uses a high frequency acceleration cavity 1 internally having a hollow cell having a smooth curved surface shape similar to the standing wave waveform particularly suitable for high frequency high frequency electric field as a high frequency acceleration cavity, By providing the latest photocathode and high-frequency resonant tuner, it becomes possible to generate high-intensity high-quality electron beams with an unprecedented ultra-small device.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of this embodiment enables generation of a high intensity high quality electron beam of 10 kilowatts class by using an ultra-compact high frequency accelerated cavity as shown below, so that high intensity electron beam generation is performed. It is very effective for the miniaturization of various accelerators, electron guns, X-ray generators by laser inverse Compton scattering, etc.
- high-intensity high-quality electron beams of kinetic energy of 6 MeV to 12 MeV with 10 kW class that can be generated by the cavity device of the present embodiment are revolutionary diagnostic treatment, sterilization, electron diffraction, analysis, light It is effective in developing new light application fields such as reactions.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device used as a comparative example
- FIGS. 7 to 11 are examples of the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of (Examples 1 to 5). Using the above devices, the vacuum level in the cavity is maintained at a level of 10 -6 Pa, a mode locked laser with a wavelength of 266 nm is irradiated to the photocathode, and a high frequency of 2856 MHz is introduced into the cell.
- the oblique irradiation angle from the laser incident port at the oblique position with respect to the photocathode was about 70 degrees with respect to the vertical line of the photocathode surface 8 (comparative example).
- the irradiation angle from the laser incident port provided at the position facing the photocathode was perpendicular to the photocathode surface 8 (Examples 1 to 5).
- the high frequency electric field strength, Q value, and dark current representing the performance of the high frequency acceleration cavity were measured using a bead perturbation method, a spectrum analyzer and a CT (Current Transformer), respectively.
- the quantum efficiency, which represents the performance of the photocathode was determined from measurements of the generated beam intensity and the laser pulse intensity.
- the amount of charge per pulse which represents the characteristics of the generated electron beam, was measured using CT.
- a BNL type 1.5 cell high frequency acceleration cavity 31 is manufactured according to the description of Non-Patent Document 1, and a commercially available photocathode 7 (manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd .: Cu photocathode), laser incident port 9, high frequency power input
- An apparatus as shown in FIG. 12 provided with the coupler port 10, the vacuum exhaust port 11, and the commercially available insertion type high frequency resonance tuner 12 (manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd .: T1342) was manufactured.
- the helico flex seal 2S provided at the end of the high frequency acceleration cavity 31 shown in FIG. 12 is used for resonance adjustment of the half cell 5 by adjusting its tightening strength.
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency accelerating cavity 31 is about 100 MV / m
- the Q value is about 7900
- the dark current is about 10 nanoamps
- the quantum efficiency of the photocathode 7 is about 2 ⁇ 10 -3 %
- the generated electron beam The amount of charge was about 1 nanocoulomb per pulse, and the average current was about 50 nanoamperes (single bunch, 50 Hz operation).
- a rough cavity cell is fabricated by cutting oxygen free copper material, and the inside surface of the cavity cell is precision cut and polished using a single crystal diamond tool to obtain a standing wave wavefront shape suitable for accelerated high frequency high electric field
- Half cells 5 and full cells 6 having curved surface shapes similar to each other were produced.
- the curved surface shape in the vicinity of the top of the hollow cell and the iris produced was a curved surface made of an arc, and the radius of curvature R was in the range of 5 mm ⁇ R ⁇ 20 mm.
- the surface roughness was 0.05 ⁇ m or less.
- the surface roughness was measured using a surface roughness / contour profiler (manufactured by Mitutoyo Co., Ltd .: Mitutoyofoam tracer CS-5000).
- a surface roughness / contour profiler manufactured by Mitutoyo Co., Ltd .: Mitutoyofoam tracer CS-5000.
- a commercially available photocathode 7 manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. manufactured by Cu Photocathode
- a laser incident port 9 is attached to the electron beam outlet 4 of the high frequency acceleration cavity 1.
- a commercially available capacitive high frequency resonance tuner 12 manufactured by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd .: T1342
- a photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity apparatus Example 1 as shown in FIG. 7 was produced.
- the two high frequency resonance tuners 12 are provided on the side of each cell. Electron beam generation experiments were conducted using the above-described apparatus.
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency acceleration cavity 1 is about 110 MV / m
- the Q value is about 8800
- the dark current is about 3000 picoamperes
- the charge amount of the generated electron beam is about 0.01 microcoulomb per pulse
- the average current is It was about 0.1 microampere.
- the high frequency electric field strength is improved by about 1.1 times and the Q value is improved by about 1.1 times by the photoelectron high frequency accelerating cavity device of the first embodiment over the conventional BNL type high frequency accelerating cavity device.
- the charge amount of the generated electron beam could be improved by about 10 times
- the average current could be improved by about 2 times (100 bunches / pulse, 10 Hz operation). ).
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 is about 120 MV / m
- the Q value is about 11000
- the dark current is about 1000 picoamperes
- the quantum efficiency is about 2%
- the charge amount of the generated electron beam is about 0.
- the photocathode RF gun cavity apparatus of the second embodiment provided with the detachable photocathode plug 14 (Cs 2 Te) further reduces the dark current to about one third of the result of the first embodiment. It has been found that it is possible to reduce the charge amount of the generated electron beam by about 30 times and to improve the average current by about 30 times (100 bunches / pulse, 10 Hz operation).
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 is about 120 MV / m
- the Q value is about 12000
- the dark current is about 100 picoamperes
- the quantum efficiency is about 2%
- the generated electron beam charge amount is about 0. Five microcoulombs
- the average current was about 5 microamperes.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the third embodiment provided with the detachable and replaceable photocathode plug 15 (Cs 2 Te) accompanied by the conductive RF contactor is more than the result of the first embodiment. It has been found that it is possible to reduce the dark current by about 30 times, improve the charge amount of the generated electron beam by about 50 times, and improve the average current by about 50 times (50 bunches / pulse at 10 Hz operation) ).
- Four non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuners 16 were provided on the side of each cell.
- the non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuner 16 the non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuner (see FIGS. 5 and 6) described in Patent Document 7 was manufactured and used.
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 is about 130 MV / m
- the Q value is about 13000
- the dark current is about 1000 picoamperes
- the charge amount of the generated electron beam is about 0.25 microcoulombs per pulse
- the average current is It was about 2.5 microamperes.
- the dark current can be reduced to 1 or less in about 30 minutes
- the charge amount of the generated electron beam can be improved by about 25 times
- the average current can be improved by about 25 times I found it (500 bunches / pulse, 10 Hz operation).
- a removable exchangeable deposited photocathode plug 15 accompanied by a conductive RF contactor is provided instead of the commercially available photocathode 7 in the first embodiment, and a non-insertion type instead of the commercially available insertion type high frequency resonant tuner 12 in the first embodiment.
- Electron beam generation experiments were conducted using a photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity apparatus (Example 5) as shown in FIG. 11 provided with a high frequency resonance tuner 16.
- the detachable and interchangeable photocathode plug 15 with the conductive RF contactor is the same as that of the third embodiment, and the non-insertion type high frequency resonant tuner 16 is the same as that of the fourth embodiment.
- Four non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuners 16 were provided on the side of each cell.
- the high frequency electric field strength in the high frequency accelerating cavity 1 is about 140 MV / m
- the Q value is about 15000
- the dark current is about 100 picoamperes
- the quantum efficiency of the photocathode is about 2%
- the charge of generated electron beam is per pulse About 9 microcoulombs
- the average current was about 90 microamperes.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the fifth embodiment provided with the detachable and exchangeable photocathode plug 15 (Cs 2 Te) accompanied by the conductive RF contactor and the non-insertion type high frequency resonance tuner 16.
- the high frequency electric field strength is further improved by about 1.3 times
- the Q value is improved by about 1.7 times
- the quantum efficiency of the photocathode is improved by about 1000 times
- the dark current is about 30 minutes. It has been found that it is possible to reduce it to 1 or less, improve the charge amount of the generated electron beam by about 900 times, and improve the average current by about 900 times (3000 bunches / pulse, 10 Hz operation).
- the new type high frequency accelerating cavity in the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the present embodiment has a remarkable suppressing effect of dark current and a remarkable improving effect of the charge amount of electron beam, and as a result, the average current It significantly improves and enables the miniaturization of the electron gun.
- the 1.5 cell type (one half cell + one full cell) photocathode RF gun cavity device has been mainly described in the above embodiment, the 3.5 cell type (one half cell + three full cells)
- the present invention is naturally applicable to photocathode RF gun cavity devices having different numbers of full cells, such as photocathode RF gun cavity devices.
- the photocathode high frequency electron gun cavity device of the present invention enables generation of high intensity high quality electron beam of 10 kilowatts class using ultra-compact high frequency acceleration cavity, and various accelerators for generating high brightness electron beam, It is extremely effective for downsizing of an electron gun, an X-ray generator by laser inverse Compton scattering, and the like.
- high-intensity high-quality electron beams with kinetic energy of 6 MeV to 12 MeV with 10 kW class which can be generated by the device of the present invention are revolutionary diagnostic treatment, sterilization, electron diffraction, analysis, light
- the present invention is useful for developing new light utilization fields such as reactions, etc., and the present invention has industrial applicability.
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無酸素銅材の切削加工によって粗空洞セルを作製し、該空洞セル内面に単結晶ダイヤモンド工具を用いて精密切削及び精密研磨を施すことによって加速高周波高電界に適した定在波の波面形状に近似した曲面形状を有するハーフセル5及びフルセル6を作製した。作製した空洞セルの頭頂部近傍及びアイリスにおける曲面形状は円孤で作られる曲面であり曲率半径Rは、5mm≦R≦20mmの範囲にあった。作製した空洞セル内面の表面粗さ(算術平均粗さ)を測定した結果、表面粗さが0.05μm以下であることを確認した。表面粗さは、表面粗さ・輪郭形状測定器(株式会社ミツトヨ製造:ミツトヨフォームトレーサーCS-5000)を用いて測定した。上記ハーフセル5とフルセル6を連結加工することによって1.5個のセルを有した新型の高周波加速空洞1(全長約25cm)を作製した。該高周波加速空洞1のハーフセル側の端部に市販の光陰極7(住友重機械工業株式会社製造:Cu光陰極)を設け、該高周波加速空洞1の電子ビーム取り出し口4にレーザー入射ポート9を設け、該高周波加速空洞1のフルセル6の側部に高周波電力入力カプラーポート10を設け、該高周波加速空洞1の側部に真空排気ポート11を設け、及び該高周波加速空洞1のハーフセル5及びフルセル6の側部に市販の容量型高周波共振チューナー12(住友重機械工業株式会社製造:T1342)を設けることによって図7に示すような光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置(実施例1)を作製した。上記高周波共振チューナー12は、各セルの側部にそれぞれ2個設けた。上記装置を用いて電子ビーム発生実験を行った。その結果、高周波加速空洞1における高周波電界強度は約110MV/m、Q値は約8800、暗電流は約3000ピコアンペア、発生電子ビームの電荷量は1パルス当たり約0.01マイクロクーロン、平均電流は約0.1マイクロアンペアであった。この結果から、本実施例1の光電子高周波加速空洞装置によって従来のBNL型高周波加速空洞装置よりも高周波電界強度を約1.1倍向上させ、Q値を約1.1倍向上させ、暗電流を約3.3分の1に低減させ、発生電子ビームの電荷量を約10倍向上させ、平均電流を約2倍向上させることが可能であることがわかった(100 bunches/pulse、10Hz運転)。
実施例1における市販の光陰極7の代わりに着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ14を設けた図8に示すような光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置(実施例2)を用いて電子ビーム発生実験を行った。着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ14として、非特許文献6、及び7に記載のCs2Te蒸着光陰極プラグを作製し、これを用いた。その結果、高周波加速空洞1における高周波電界強度は約120MV/m、Q値は約11000、暗電流は約1000ピコアンペア、量子効率は約2%、発生電子ビームの電荷量は1パルス当たり約0.3マイクロクーロン、平均電流は約3マイクロアンペアであった。この結果から、着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ14(Cs2Te)を設けた本実施例2の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置によって、実施例1の結果よりもさらに暗電流を約3分の1に低減させ、発生電子ビームの電荷量を約30倍向上させ、平均電流を約30倍向上させることが可能であることがわかった(100 bunches/pulse、10Hz運転)。
実施例1における市販の光陰極7の代わりに導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯する着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ15を設けた図9に示すような光電子高周波加速空洞装置(実施例3)を用いて電子ビーム発生実験を行った。導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯した着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ15として、非特許文献6に記載の導電性RFコンタクターを付帯したCs2Te蒸着光陰極プラグ(図3参照)を作製し、これを用いた。その結果、高周波加速空洞1における高周波電界強度は約120MV/m、Q値は約12000、暗電流は約100ピコアンペア、量子効率は約2%、発生電子ビームの電荷量は1パルス当たり約0.5マイクロクーロン、平均電流は約5マイクロアンペアであった。この結果から、導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯した着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ15(Cs2Te)を設けた本実施例3の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置によって、実施例1の結果よりもさらに暗電流を約30分の1に低減させ、発生電子ビームの電荷量を約50倍向上させ、平均電流を約50倍向上させることが可能であることがわかった(50 bunches/pulse、10Hz運転)。
実施例1における市販の挿入式高周波共振チューナー12の代わりに非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16を設けた図10に示すような光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置(実施例4)を用いて電子ビーム発生実験を行った。該非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16は、各セルの側部に4個設けた。非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16として、特許文献7に記載の非挿入式高周波共振チューナー(図5,図6参照)を作製し、これを用いた。その結果、高周波加速空洞1における高周波電界強度は約130MV/m、Q値は約13000、暗電流は約1000ピコアンペア、発生電子ビームの電荷量は1パルス当たり約0.25マイクロクーロン、平均電流は約2.5マイクロアンペアであった。この結果から、非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16を設けた本実施例4の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置によって、実施例1の結果よりもさらに高周波電界強度を約1.2倍向上させ、Q値を約1.5倍向上させ、暗電流を約30分に1以下に低減させ、発生電子ビームの電荷量を約25倍向上させ、平均電流を約25倍向上させることが可能であることがわかった(500 bunches/pulse、10Hz運転)。
実施例1における市販の光陰極7の代わりに導電性RFコンタクターを付帯した着脱交換可能な蒸着光陰極プラグ15を設けると共に、実施例1における市販の挿入式高周波共振チューナー12の代わりに非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16を設けた図11に示すような光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置(実施例5)を用いて電子ビーム発生実験を行った。導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯する着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ15は実施例3と同様であり、又、非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16は実施例4と同様である。非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16は、各セルの側部に4個設けた。その結果、高周波加速空洞1における高周波電界強度は約140MV/m、Q値は約15000、暗電流は約100ピコアンペア、光陰極の量子効率は約2%、発生電子ビームの電荷量は1パルス当たり約9マイクロクーロン、平均電流は約90マイクロアンペアであった。この結果から、導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯した着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグ15(Cs2Te)及び非挿入式高周波共振チューナー16を設けた本実施例5の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置によって、実施例1の結果よりもさらに高周波電界強度を約1.3倍向上させ、Q値を約1.7倍向上させ、光陰極の量子効率を約1000倍向上させ、暗電流を約30分の1以下に低減させ、発生電子ビームの電荷量を約900倍向上させ、平均電流を約900倍向上させることが可能であることがわかった(3000 bunches/pulse、10Hz運転)。
2 高周波加速空洞の端部
3 高周波加速空洞の側部
4 電子ビーム取り出し口
5 ハーフセル
6 フルセル
7 光陰極
8 光陰極面
9 レーザー入射ポート
10 高周波電力入力カプラーポート
11 真空排気ポート
12 高周波共振チューナー
14 光陰極プラグ
15 RFコンタクターを付帯した光陰極プラグ
16 非挿入式高周波共振チューナー
17 ソレノイド
18 偏向磁石
Claims (11)
- 加速高周波高電界に適した定在波の波形に近似した平滑な曲面形状を内面に持つ空洞セルを内部に有した高周波加速空洞と、
該高周波加速空洞の前記空洞セルの端部に設けられた光陰極と、
前記高周波加速空洞の電子ビーム取り出し口の後方において前記光陰極に対向する位置に設けられ該光陰極に供給されるレーザー光の前記高周波加速空洞内への入射に用いられるレーザー入射ポートと、
前記高周波加速空洞の側部に設けられ該高周波加速空洞内への高周波電力の入力に用いられる高周波電力入力カプラーポートと、
前記高周波加速空洞の側部に設けられ該高周波加速空洞の真空排気に用いられる真空排気ポートと、
前記高周波加速空洞の側部に設けられ前記空洞セルにおける高周波の共振周波数の調節に用いられる高周波共振チューナーと、を備え、
前記空洞セルの内面は、鋭角部を有さない曲面のみで構成されていることを特徴とする光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。 - 前記空洞セルの頭頂部近傍及びアイリスにおける曲面形状は円孤で作られる曲面であって、その曲率半径Rは、5mm≦R≦20mmの範囲にあることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記空洞セルの前記内面の表面粗さが0.05μメートル以下であることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記光陰極が前記高周波加速空洞に対して着脱交換可能な光陰極プラグであることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記光陰極プラグが、該プラグと前記高周波加速空洞との接触部分において導電性のRFコンタクターを付帯する光陰極プラグであることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記高周波共振チューナーが、前記空洞セル内に周波数調整ロッドを挿入することなく前記空洞セルにおける前記共振周波数を外部から機械的に調節するように前記高周波加速空洞の側部に設けられた非挿入式高周波共振チューナーであることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記光陰極の陰極面がCs2Teによりなることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記高周波加速空洞がハーフセルと一以上のフルセルを有し、
前記高周波電力入力カプラーポートが前記ハーフセルに隣接するフルセルの側部に設けられたことを特徴とする請求項1乃至7の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。 - 前記高周波加速空洞が三以上のフルセルを有することを特徴とする請求項8に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記真空排気ポートが前記高周波電力入力カプラーポートに対向する位置に設けられたことを特徴とする請求項1乃至9の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
- 前記高周波共振チューナーが前記高周波加速空洞の各セルに二個以上設けられたことを特徴とする請求項1乃至10の何れかの項に記載の光陰極高周波電子銃空洞装置。
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