Purpose: In order to translate the FLASH effect in clinical use and to treat deep tumors, Very
High Electron Energy irradiations could represent a valid technique. Here, we address the …

There is a strong demand for accelerating structures able to achieve higher gradients and
more compact dimensions for the next generation of linear accelerators for research …

Different therapies are adopted for the treatment of deep seated tumours in combination or
as an alternative to surgical removal or chemotherapy: radiotherapy with photons (RT) …

Numerical optimizations on couplers of the traveling-wave (TW) accelerating structures
usually require lots of calculation resources. This paper proposes a new technique for …

rf photoguns find several types of applications as high brightness electron sources for free-
electron lasers, energy recovery linacs, Compton and Thomson sources, and high-energy …

This paper reports the design, fabrication, and results of the high-gradient conditioning and
testing for a two-cell, π-mode, standing wave normal-conducting prototype booster cavity for …

Abstract Cryo-cooled C-band (5.712 GHz) copper distributedcoupling cavities are a new
approach to the structure-based accelerators for the future multi-TeV energy range linear …

The R&D of high gradient radiofrequency (RF) devices is aimed to develop innovative
accelerating structures based on new manufacturing techniques and materials in order to …

The linac of the European project Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)
foresees the use of 12 traveling wave C-band accelerating structures. The cavities are 1.8 m …

We report on the optical commissioning of the high power laser beam circulator for the high
brightness Compton γ-ray source Extreme Light Infrastructure for Nuclear Physics. Tests …