High brightness and high polarization electron source using transmission photocathode with GaAs-GaAsP superlattice layers

In order to produce a high brightness and high spin polarization electron beam, a pointlike emission mechanism is required for the photocathode of a GaAs polarized electron source. For this purpose, the laser spot size on the photocathode must be minimized, which is realized by changing the direction of the injection laser light from the front side to the back side of the photocathode. Based on this concept, a 20kV gun was constructed with a transmission photocathode including an active layer of a GaAs–GaAsP superlattice layer. This system produces a laser spot diameter as small as 1.3μm for 760–810nm laser wavelength. The brightness of the polarized electron beam was ∼2.0×107Acm−2sr−1, which corresponds to a reduced brightness of ∼1.0×107Am−2sr−1V−1. The peak polarization of 77% was achieved up to now. A charge density lifetime of 1.8×108Ccm−2 was observed for an extracted current of 3μA.

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