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Observation of Multi-GeV Breakdown Thresholds in Dielectric Wakefield Structures

M.C. Thompson
(
- UCLA and
- LLNL, Livermore
)
,
H. Badakov
(
- UCLA
)
,
J.B. Rosenzweig
(
- UCLA
)
,
G. Travish
(
- UCLA
)
,
M.J. Hogan
(
- SLAC
)

Jun, 2007

3 pages

Part of Particle accelerator. Proceedings, 22nd Conference, PAC'07, Albuquerque, USA, June 25-29, 2007, 3026-3028

Published in:

IEEE Nucl.Sci.Symp.Conf.Rec.

Published in:

Conf.Proc.C 070625 (2007) 3026

Contribution to:

Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC 07), 3026-3028

Published: 2007

DOI:

10.1109/PAC.2007.4440656

Report number:

SLAC-PUB-13106,
PAC07-THPMS015

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Abstract: (IEEE)

An experiment designed to test the breakdown threshold of a dielectric subjected to the GV/m-scale electric-fields of an intense electron-beam has been completed. In this experiment at the final focus test beam (FFTB) facility, the 28.5 GeV SLAC electron beam was focused down and propagated through short fused-silica capillary-tubes with internal diameters of as little as 100 mum. The electric field at the inner surface of the tubes was varied from about 1 GV/m to 22 GV/m by adjusting the longitudinal compression of the electron bunch. We observed a sharp increase in optical emissions from the capillaries in the middle part of this surface field range which we believe indicates the transition between sustainable field levels and breakdown. If this initial interpretation is correct, the multi-GV/m surfaced fields that were sustained equate to on axis accelerating field of several GV/m.

electric breakdown
electric fields
electron accelerators
electron beams
particle beam bunching
wakefield accelerators
FFTB facility
SLAC electron beam
breakdown thresholds
dielectric wakefield structures

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