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Workshop on Polarized Electron Sources and Polarimeters

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transverse directi<strong>on</strong>s. With the axic<strong>on</strong> removed <strong>and</strong> the laser beam focused, <strong>on</strong>e could<br />

scan the surface of the cathode using these translati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> map the QE of the crystal.<br />

The following procedure was used during the measurements. The crystal was heatcleaned<br />

<strong>and</strong> activated. With the axic<strong>on</strong> removed, a very small diameter laser beam was<br />

scanned across the surface of the crystal, mapping the QE. The cathode was biased to<br />

<strong>on</strong>ly -64V during the mapping. Then the optical system was tuned to a certain<br />

c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong> (small or large laser beam, ring-shaped beam etc.). The cathode was<br />

biased to -60kV, <strong>and</strong> the laser intensity was adjusted to produce a current of 120 µA.<br />

Each run c<strong>on</strong>tinued for several days, <strong>and</strong> an integrated charge of 12-18 C was<br />

accumulated during each run. As the QE of the cathode decreased, the laser intensity<br />

was adjusted to keep the average current at about 100 µA. After the run the QE of the<br />

crystal was mapped again. The ratio of those two maps represents the change in the<br />

QE during the run.<br />

Figure 1 shows the results of the runs in four different c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>s: a) small<br />

Gaussian laser beam (σ 0.15 mm) in the center of the cathode, b) large Gaussian beam<br />

(σ 2 mm), c) ring-shaped laser beam <strong>and</strong> d) small Gaussian beam parked in the corner<br />

of the cathode.<br />

FIGURE 1. Map of the QE degradati<strong>on</strong> after the run with a) – small centered beam, b) – large<br />

beam, c) – ring-shaped beam <strong>and</strong> d) – small beam parked at the corner of the cathode.

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