DIPOLE MODES STUDY BY MEANS OF HOM COUPLERS AT SBTF

High order modes (HOM) are generated by the interaction of a bunched beam with an accelerator environment. They may act destructively on following particle bunches, leading to an increase of the transverse oscillation amplitude and finally to the deterioration of the emittance. Dipole modes have been studied at the S-Band Test Facility at DESY. One accelerating structure, specially designed for this test linac, is equipped with waveguide pick-ups for measuring the HOMs. For one part of the experiments, a modulation of the transverse offset of the bunches at the structure entrance has been induced using a fast broadband kicker and the effect was measured with a precise stripline BPM. No high impedance modes were clearly found in the structure, which has been detuned and damped by both the tapered geometry of the structure and an absorbing stainless steel coating applied on the iris tips.