Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 9, 022802 (2006) [5 pages]Measurement of subpicosecond bunch lengths using coherent Smith-Purcell radiation
We report the use of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation to measure the bunch length of femtosecond-scale, 15 MeV electron bunches produced by a 17 GHz rf accelerator. The Smith-Purcell radiation was produced by passing a train of electron bunches above a metal grating. The radiation was verified as Smith-Purcell radiation by measuring the resonance condition, dependence on beam current, and dependence on beam height above the grating. Measurements of the intensity of the radiation vs emission angle were analyzed to obtain the bunch length. The accelerator was operated in two different modes, producing bunches that were determined to have bunch lengths of 600 and 1000±200 fs. These nondestructive bunch length measurements were found to agree well with an independent, but destructive, measurement using a microwave deflecting cavity. This article is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. © 2006 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.022802
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.022802
PACS:
41.60.−m, 29.27.Fh, 41.75.Ht, 52.70.Kz
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