Demonstration of sub-GV/m Accelerating Field in a Photoemission Electron Gun Powered by Nanosecond $X$-Band Radiofrequency Pulses

W. H. Tan, S. Antipov, D. S. Doran +11

Radiofrequency (RF) electron guns operating at high accelerating gradients offer a pathway to producing bright electron bunches. Such beams are expected to revolutionize many areas…