Gerard Lawler

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  1. Lawler, G. E., et al. 2024. “Improving Cathode Testing with a High-Gradient Cryogenic Normal Conducting RF Photogun.” Instruments, 8.1. https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments8010014.

  2. Lawler, G. E., A. Fukasawa, N. Majernik, J. R. Parsons, J. B. Rosenzweig, Y. Sakai, and A. Suraj. 2022. “CrYogenic Brightness-Optimized Radiofrequency Gun (CYBORG).” In Proc. IPAC’22, 2544–47. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOST046.

  3. Lawler, G. E., A. Fukasawa, N. Majernik, and J. B. Rosenzweig. 2022. “Temperature Dependent Effects on RF Surface Resistivity.” In Proc. IPAC’22, 2540–43. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOST045.

  4. Lawler, G. E., N. Majernik, J. I. Mann, N. E. Montanez, J. B. Rosenzweig, and V. S. Yu. 2022. “Emittance Measurements of Nanoblade-Enhanced High Field Cathode.” In Proc. IPAC’22, 709–12. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-MOPOMS033.

  5. Parsons, J. R., A. Fukasawa, G. E. Lawler, N. Majernik, and J. B. Rosenzweig. 2022. “Temperature Dependent Effects on Quality Factor in C-band RF Cavities.” In Proc. IPAC’22, 2826–28. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOTK027.

  6. Sakai, Y., G. Andonian, O. Camacho, A. Fukasawa, G. E. Lawler, N. Majernik, P. Manwani, B. Naranjo, J. B. Rosenzweig, and O. Williams. 2022. “Introduction of Westwood Linear Accelerator Test Facility in University of California Los Angeles.” In Proc. IPAC’22, 1085–88. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-TUPOPT035.

  7. Wang, B., T. Arias, S. S. Karkare, G. E. Lawler, J. I. Mann, J. K. Nangoi, and J. B. Rosenzweig. 2022. “Simulations of Laser Field Emission from Nanostructures with Image Charge Trapping and Band Structure Transitions.” In Proc. IPAC’22, 717–20. International Particle Accelerator Conference 13. JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-MOPOMS036.

  8. Rosenzweig, J B, N Majernik, R R Robles, G Andonian, O Camacho, A Fukasawa, A Kogar, et al. 2020. “An Ultra-Compact x-Ray Free-Electron Laser.” New Journal of Physics 22 (9): 093067. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abb16c.

  9. Lawler, Gerard, Kunal Sanwalka, Yumeng Zhuang, Victor Yu, Timo Paschen, River Robles, Oliver Williams, Yusuke Sakai, Brian Naranjo, and James Rosenzweig. 2019. “Electron Diagnostics for Extreme High Brightness Nano-Blade Field Emission Cathodes.” Instruments 3 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3040057.

  10. Mann, Joshua, Gerard Lawler, and James Rosenzweig. 2019. “1d Quantum Simulations of Electron Rescattering with Metallic Nanoblades.” Instruments 3 (4). https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3040059.

  11. Roussel, Ryan, Gerard Andonian, Claire Hansel, Gerard Lawler, Walter Lynn, Nathan Majernik, River Robles, Kunal Sanwalka, Eric Wisniewski, and James Rosenzweig. 2019. “Externally Heated Hollow Cathode Arc Plasma Source for Experiments in Plasma Wakefield Acceleration.” Instruments 3 (3). https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments3030048.

  12. Rosenzweig, J. B., A. Cahill, B. Carlsten, G. Castorina, M. Croia, C. Emma, A. Fukusawa, et al. 2018. “Ultra-High Brightness Electron Beams from Very-High Field Cryogenic Radiofrequency Photocathode Sources.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 909: 224–28. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.01.061.

  13. Roussel, R., G. Andonian, M. Conde, A. Deng, G. Ha, J. Hansel, G. Lawler, et al. 2018. “Measurement of Transformer Ratio from Ramped Beams in the Blowout Regime.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 909: 130–33. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.002.