Photoemission studies of yttrium photocathodes by using the visible radiation

The present work reports on Yttrium based photocathodes. A Yttrium (Y) thin film is deposited via pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on the copper (Cu) back flange of a radio frequency (rf) gun for photocathode application. Because of a lower work function with respect to Cu, Y photocathodes are particul...

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Main Authors: J. Scifo, A. Lorusso, E. Chiadroni, P. Cinquegrana, S. Dabagov, M. Danailov, A. Demidovich, M. Ferrario, D. Garzella, A. Giribono, D. Hampai, A. Perrone, M. Trovò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-12-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.23.123401