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| MOPC057 | R&D Energy Recovery Linac at Brookhaven National Laboratory | 193 |
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| Collider Accelerator Department at BNL is in the final stages of developing the 20-MeV R&D energy recovery linac with super-conducting 2.5 MeV RF gun and single-mode super-conducting 5-cell RF linac. This unique facility aims to address many outstanding questions relevant for high current (up to 0.5 A of average current), high brightness energy-recovery linacs with novel Zigzag-type merger. We present the performance of the R&D ERL elements and detailed commissioning plan. | ||
| MOPP161 | Plasma Etching Rates and Surface Composition of Bulk Nb Treated in Ar/Cl2 Microwave Discharge | 928 |
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| To achieve theoretically predicted values of the accelerating fields in superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities, their inside surface should be fairly smooth and free of impurities. Thus, surface preparation is the critical step in production of SRF cavities. Plasma etching process is a dry chemistry technique that can be used to achieve these requirements. It is based on interaction between reactive halogen species produced in the glow discharge and the surface. During this process, volatile Nb halides are evaporated from the surface of Nb, removing the mechanically damaged and contaminated layer. We present treatment of bulk Nb samples in the Ar/Cl2 microwave discharge. We achieved etching rates comparable to the rates obtained with the electropolishing method without introducing impurities in Nb. The rate dependence on various discharge parameters and reactive gas composition is presented. Surface composition and topology measurements were carried out before and after plasma treatment to determine level of impurities. Optimal experimental conditions determined on samples will applied be on single cell cavities, pursuing improvement of their RF performance. |