• DocumentCode
    1675368
  • Title

    High quantum efficiency, low emittance electron beam from multifilamentary cathodes

  • Author

    Ardana, Fernando ; Le Pimpec, Frederic ; Anghel, Alexander ; Hauri, Christoph P.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a new type of metallic cathode, reaching quantum efficiency of 103. This value together with the estimated emittance, gives a brilliance of 2.8×1013 A/m2, making this cathode an excellent candidate for an ultrashort electron source.
  • Keywords
    cathodes; electron beams; electron sources; emittance emission; low emittance electron beam; metallic cathode; multifilamentary cathode; quantum efficiency; ultrashort electron source; Cathodes; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Laser excitation; Metals; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326475