Speaker
Walter Wuensch
(CERN)
Description
Prototype accelerating structures are now being built and operated routinely with gradients in excess of 100 MV in test stands which are part of the CLIC TeV-range electron positron collider project. This represents a factor of approximately three beyond the highest gradient linacs in operation today, and is due to a significantly improved understanding of how to design rf structures for high fields. The success of these structure tests, along with the performance of the X-band rf systems which power them, is inspiring the spread of the high-gradient technology to numerous other projects including Inverse Compton Sources, X-ray Free Electron Lasers and medical linacs. A survey of selected applications is presented.
Author
Walter Wuensch
(CERN)
