Sensitivity and tolerance analysis of a new bunch arrival time monitor pickup design for FLASH and XFEL

New pickup designs for a Bunch Arrival time Monitor (BAM) at the Free Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) have been developed and simulated [1, 2] with CST PARTICLE STUDIO R � . With regard to the signal characteristics and manufacturability a cone-shaped pickup was selected as a prospective candidate. At high frequencies, small manufacturing tolerances might have great influence on the pickup signal. A sensitivity analysis considering several manufacturing tolerances regarding their influence on the output signal was carried out. It shows that the output signal is insensitive with respect to manufacturing tolerances of most geometrical parameters.