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A Low-Voltage Retarding-Field Mott Polarimeter For Photocathode Characterization, J.L. Mccarter, M.L. Stutzman, K.W. Trantham, Timothy G. Anderson, A.M. Cook, Timothy J. Gay
A Low-Voltage Retarding-Field Mott Polarimeter For Photocathode Characterization, J.L. Mccarter, M.L. Stutzman, K.W. Trantham, Timothy G. Anderson, A.M. Cook, Timothy J. Gay
Timothy J. Gay Publications
Nuclear physics experiments at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility’s CEBAF rely on high polarization electron beams. We describe a recently commissioned system for prequalifying and studying photocathodes for CEBAF with a load-locked, low-voltage polarized electron source coupled to a compact retarding-field Mott polarimeter. The polarimeter uses simplified electrode structures and operates from 5 to 30 kV. The effective Sherman function for this device has been calibrated by comparison with the CEBAF 5 MeV Mott polarimeter. For elastic scattering from a thick gold target at 20 keV, the effective Sherman function is 0.201(5). Its maximum efficiency at 20 keV, defined as …