Title :
Recent results from the TESLA Test Facility (TTF)
Author_Institution :
RWTH Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper we present recent results of the TESLA Test Facility (TTF). The most important milestone was the operation with the TESLA design current, macropulses of 800 μs with bunches of 4 nC at a rate of 2.25 MHz. Further studies include measurements of higher order modes (HOMs) in superconducting cavities, optimization of the TTF free electron laser at 108 nm, an experiment on wakefields in rough beam pipes, and new developments for sub-picosecond bunch length measurements. Latest cavity test results show a reliable fulfillment of the TESLA goal of 23.5 MV/m
Keywords :
accelerator cavities; electron accelerators; free electron lasers; linear accelerators; optimisation; particle beam bunching; particle beam diagnostics; superconducting cavity resonators; test facilities; wakefield accelerators; 108 nm; 2.25 MHz; 800 mus; FEL; TESLA Test Facility; TTF; design current; free electron laser; higher order modes; optimization; rough beam pipes; subpicosecond bunch length; superconducting cavities; wakefields; Chemicals; Electron beams; Laser beams; Length measurement; Life estimation; Linear particle accelerator; Particle beams; Superconducting magnets; Test facilities; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.987531
