Production of ultra-short electron pulse and observation of coherent transition radiation at t-ACTS, Tohoku University

T. Abe, S. Kashiwagi, F. Hinode, T. Muto, K. Nanbu, K. Takahashi, I. Nagasawa, H. Saito, Y. Shibasaki, C. Tokoku, H. Hama

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Abstract

A test-Accelerator as Coherent Terahertz Source (t-ACTS) project has been under development at Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University. In order to generate a coherent radiation in terahertz (THz) region, it is necessary to produce sub-picosecond electron pulses. Velocity bunching scheme is employed for the short electron pulse production in t-ACTS. We experimentally confirmed the production of short electron pulse under 500 fs by measuring the bunch length using a streak camera. Coherent transition radiation in THz region was produced by which the short electron pulses pass through a vacuum-metal interface. Several radiation properties including spatial distribution, polarization and spectrum were measured and compared with theoretical calculations. The details of the beam experiment at t-ACTS are described.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPAC 2016 - Proceedings of the 7th International Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
Pages1763-1765
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501472
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Event7th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2016 - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2016 May 82016 May 13

Publication series

NameIPAC 2016 - Proceedings of the 7th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Conference

Conference7th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2016
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period16/5/816/5/13

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