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C-AD Accelerator R&D Division

 

High-current, high-brightness R&D Energy Recovery Linac (ERL)

The R&D ERL is headed by Ilan Ben-Zvi.

ERL Information

Information on this state-of-the art R&D ERL can be found in a few places on this site. This ERL is constructed with support from the Department of Defense (DOD), Joint Technology Office (JTO), the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Division of Nuclear Physics.

Among the unique features of this ERL developed by our group, one may note the following:

  • Very high current (up to 0.5 amperes CW).
  • Very low emittance, below 3 microns (RMS normalized) at 1.4 nC per bunch.
  • Novel diamond amplified photocathode.
  • Novel superconducting, high-current RF gun.
  • Novel ERL beam merger, based on the Z-bend design.
  • Novel high-current stable 703.75 MHz 5-cell superconducting ERL cavity.

The ERL is in an advanced construction phase, and is expected to begin commissioning in 2012.

For a 3-D view of the ERL design, click here: JPG file, 1.8 MB

 
3-D view of the superconducting SRF gun under construction for the ERL.
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Last Modified: November 23, 2011November 2, 2011
 


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