Feb 21 2024

From last time

Beam simulations
ME
- Gabriel provided Keith Harding with 3D model of the new Pierce cathode front end with 16 deg cone and 30 deg junction angle
- They have now a 3D model of the front end piece with the corresponding specs before polishing. This drawing is going to be sent to the machine shop for fabricating two samples. One sample will polished. Then th un-polished and polished samples will be measured (hole diameter) to estimate how much the size increases after polishing. After that the model will be updated and sent back to Gabriel for cross-checking. The expectation is that the dimensions, (particularly hole diameter) after polishing should match the ones of the 3D model used for simulations.
- Machine shop expect to have the two samples ready by end of February.
Technical Note
- Gabriel to start drafting a procedure for developing electric fields maps in CST starting from ME models and implementing them in GPT
- Max to coordinate the procedure writing with Gabriel and with Alicia to capture steps for model validation with beam-based measurements, and with full injector GPT model

Max's simulation results:
- With optimized solenoid settings for R28 and different R30 cases, all reasonable gun models can be made to behave about the same. The 140 kV settings found this way are only 10% off from what was in the machine during setup with Wiens off.
- Beam size in solenoids: useful lower limit determined by initial emittance and distances; upper limit determined by onset of emittance increase due to aberrations, RMS about 2 mm for CW (!) and 3 mm for SW
  - This means the shorter the focal length (-> less astigmatism + big beam), the better the SW configuration. SW is worse only when Larmor rotation (irrelevant for round beam) causes more effective emittance increase than aberrations. Need to investigate this for a realistic range of beam parameters from the gun.
Discuss the objectives of the next simulation