We present progress on modeling of x-ray streak cameras with application to measurement of ultrafast phenomena. Our approach is based on treating the streak camera as a photocathode gun and applying modeling tools for beam optics and electromagnetic fields. We use these models to compare with experimental results from a streak camera developed at the Advanced Light Source. We also shows how thi...

We are developing a new photon detector with micro pattern gaseous detectors. A semitransparent CsI photocathode is combined with 10cm×10cm GEM/μPIC for the first prototype which is aimed for the large liquid Xe detectors. Using Ar+C2H6 (10%) gas, we achieved the gas gain of 10 which is enough to detect single photoelectron. We, then, irradiated UV photons from a newly developed solid scintilla...

Photocathodes are a limiting factor for the next generation of ultra-high brightness photoinjector driven accelerators. We studied the behavior of a superconducting Pb cathode in the cryogenic environment of a superconducting RF gun cavity related to the quantum efficiency (QE), its spatial distribution and the work function. The cathode surface contaminations can modify the performance of the ...

S20 photocathodes have been grown by solid-source molecular-beam deposition (MBD). The unactivated absorbing layer exhibits a maximum response of 29 mA/W at 430 nm while the photocathode shows a sensitivity and a quantum efficiency of 74 mA/W and 22% at 430 nm. This corresponds to a white sensitivity of 200 mA/lm which is already comparable to commercial S20 photocathodes. In addition, the MBD ...

In this article, construction, operation, and performance of the RICH detector of Fermilab experiment 781 (SELEX) are described. The detector utilizes a matrix of 2848 phototubes for the photocathode to detect Cherenkov photons generated in a 10m Neon radiator. For the central region an N0 of 104 cm , corresponding to 13.6 hits on a β = 1 ring, was obtained. The ring radius resolution measured ...

A photocathode RF gun was built and it has been operated for beam measurement at SPring-8. The cavity was tested by using high power RF up to 18 MW. The electric field gradient on the cathode reached 127 MW/m. After RF conditioning, a laser pulse was irradiated on a copper cathode and the photo-emitted beam was accelerated up to 2.9 MeV. An effective quantum efficiency of the cathode was obtain...

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A metal-assisted chemical etching process employing p-type silicon wafers with varied durations is used to produce nanowires. Silver nanoparticles prepared by deposition are utilized as a catalyst in the formation of Images from field emission scanning electron microscopy confirmed that diameter SiNWs grows when duration increased. The photoelectrochemical cell's characteristics were investigat...