Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction

A significant contribution to the temporal resolution of an ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) instrument is arrival time jitter caused by amplitude and phase variation of radio-frequency (rf) cavities. In this paper, we present a semianalytical approach for calculating rf-induced temporal jitter...

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Main Authors: T. Xu, F. Ji, C. J. R. Duncan, S. P. Weathersby, R. J. England
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-02-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.024001
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description A significant contribution to the temporal resolution of an ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) instrument is arrival time jitter caused by amplitude and phase variation of radio-frequency (rf) cavities. In this paper, we present a semianalytical approach for calculating rf-induced temporal jitter from klystron and rf cavity parameters. Our approach allows fast estimation of temporal jitter for MeV-UED beamlines and can serve as a virtual timing tool when shot-to-shot measurements of rf amplitude and phase jitters are available. A simulation study for the SLAC MeV-UED instrument is presented, and the temporal resolution of several beamline configurations is compared.
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spelling doaj-art-c62611abf8754f7cbfec38fd723336c32025-02-05T17:11:43ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882025-02-0128202400110.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.024001Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffractionT. XuF. JiC. J. R. DuncanS. P. WeathersbyR. J. EnglandA significant contribution to the temporal resolution of an ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) instrument is arrival time jitter caused by amplitude and phase variation of radio-frequency (rf) cavities. In this paper, we present a semianalytical approach for calculating rf-induced temporal jitter from klystron and rf cavity parameters. Our approach allows fast estimation of temporal jitter for MeV-UED beamlines and can serve as a virtual timing tool when shot-to-shot measurements of rf amplitude and phase jitters are available. A simulation study for the SLAC MeV-UED instrument is presented, and the temporal resolution of several beamline configurations is compared.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.28.024001
spellingShingle T. Xu
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Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
title Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction
title_full Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction
title_fullStr Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction
title_full_unstemmed Calculation of rf-induced temporal jitter in ultrafast electron diffraction
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