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On-line Mechanical Instabilities Measurements and Tuner Development in SC Low-beta Resonators
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- A. Facco, E. Bissiato, S. Canella, D. Carlucci, M. Lollo, F. Scarpa, D. Zenere
INFN/LNL, Legnaro, Padova
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The use of high-Q and small rf bandwidth superconducting quarter wave resonators made of bulk niobium put severe requirements to the helium bath pressure stability to avoid cavity detuning. This is not always possible, and cavity detuning caused by slow pressure changes must be precisely followed by the cavity tuner. The LNL philosophy is based on mechanical damping of cavity vibrations and mechanical tuning in feedback for slow frequency compensation. The old-fashioned tuners installed in the ALPI linac had significant performance limitations. To replace them, we have designed, constructed and tested a new tuner which integrates the LNL system and control with the TRIUMF, backlash-free tuner leverage design. The new tuner is designed to compensate pressure changes up to 100 mbar/minute with a precision of 0.5 Hz, and it will be installed in the ALPI resonators. An upgraded prototype for future applications includes a piezoelectric actuator for fast tuning. Tuner characteristics and first test results will be presented. This system is extendable to other low-beta cavity types like superconducting rfqs.
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