26–31 Jul 2026
Luskin Conference Center, UCLA
US/Pacific timezone

Monte Carlo Characterization of Noise Contributions and Energy Limits in TEM Grid 4D Emittance Diagnostics

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20m
Luskin Conference Center, UCLA

Luskin Conference Center, UCLA

Speaker

Jack Phillips (University of California, Los Angeles)

Description

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) grids have recently emerged as a powerful tool for single-shot 4D transverse emittance measurements on low-charge electron beams, with additional applications in generating microbunched beams through emittance exchange (EEX) for coherent radiation generation. However, their use has been largely confined to few-MeV beams, and the effects of bremsstrahlung background and scintillator point spread function on phase space reconstruction have received little systematic study. In light of this, we present a thorough Geant4 Monte Carlo study quantifying these noise contributions and their dependence on parameters such as grid-to-screen distance and grid pitch, applied across beams spanning a range of emittances to assess measurement fidelity. We further characterize the upper energy limit at which TEM grid-based emittance reconstruction remains reliable.

Working group WG5

Authors

Jack Phillips (University of California, Los Angeles) Brian Naranjo (UCLA Dept. of Physics and Astronomy) Gerard Andonian (UCLA) James Rosenzweig (University of California, Los Angeles)

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