Development of pulsed MeV positron beam line

We have developed a high-energy pulsed positron beam apparatus employing an RF acceleration method in order to apply positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) studies to bulk materials at high-temperature and/or high-pressure conditions. This apparatus contains a slow positron pulsing system and a radio frequency (RF) acceleration cavity. Performance tests were carried out using electron and positron beams. Beam energy (approx 1 MeV), s beam size (phi 0.5 mm) and a beam transmission are as good as expectations of machine design. In the time structures of accelerated beam, satellite pulses superposed on broad pulses were observed. In order to make PULS measurement using RF cavity, it is important to form a high quality beam with single fine pulses by refine of the bunching system and the RF source driven with high duty ratio.