Effect of Roughness on Emittance of Potassium Cesium Antimonide Photocathodes*
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Here we present first measurements of the effect of roughness on the emittance of K2CsSb photocathodes under high fields. We show that for very thin cathodes the effect is negligible at up to 3 MV/m but for thicker and more efficient cathodes the effect becomes significant. We discuss ways to modify the deposition to circumvent this problem.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012