HENP, SW Washington
NSRRC, Hsinchu
LBNL, Berkeley, California
Long-term phase drifts of less than a femtosecond per hour have been demonstrated in a 2 km length of single-mode optical fiber, stabilized interferometrically at 1530 nm. Recent improvements include a wide-band phase detector that reduces the possibility of fringe jumping due to fast external perturbations of the fiber and locking of the master CW laser wavelength to a molecular absorption line. Mode-locked lasers may be synchronized using two wavelengths of the comb, multiplexed over one fiber, each wavelength individually interferometrically stabilized.
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
Centralization of information pertaining to accelerators can benefit accelerator operation and development. Further, retention and the changeable nature of information present challenges to accelerator operation, particularly in instances of turnover. MediaWiki is free, server-based software licensed under the GNU General Public License that uses PHP to render data stored in a MySQL database as interactive web documents, and is designed to produce collaborative documentation. The MediaWiki engine was implemented at BNL, and this paper describes the first year of use by the Operations, Controls, and RF groups at the Collider-Accelerator Department, including code modifications, common practices, and the use of the wiki as a training tool.
INFN-Milano, Milano
INFN/LNF, Frascati (Roma)
INFN-Roma II, Roma
ENEA C. R. Frascati, Frascati (Roma)
Universita di Roma I La Sapienza, Roma
IAP, Frankfurt am Main
The superconducting CH-structure is the first multi-cell cavity for the acceleration of low and medium energy ions and protons. A superconducting prototype cavity has been built and several cold tests have been performed at the IAP in Frankfurt. After the detection of a field emission centre the cavity will be treated by buffered chemical polishing and high pressure rinsing. Additionally the cavity is being prepared for tests in a horizontal cryostat with slow and fast tuner system. We present the status of these developments and the test results which have been gained recently.
DESY, Hamburg
In this paper, we will introduce our homepage (http://vibration.desy.de) which is used for the storage and dissemination of our ground motion measurement data of 20 sites around the world and the XFEL/ILC superconducting module data. This homepage is open to the scientific community and the data can be utilized for planning of future accelerator facilities and design of future prototypes of module vessels containing cold mass.
DESY, Hamburg
In this presentation, we will report on a comprehensive vibration measurement program of a superconducting accelerating module designed for the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL), currently planned at DESY, at room temperature. This module is a type III, high gradient module which is also the basis of module design for the International Linear Collider (ILC). We will discuss stability within the vessel, for example, cold mass vs. He Gas Return Pipe (GRP), as well as stability along the length of the module. Results of this study may be used for the design of future XFEL/ILC module prototypes.
IIT, Chicago, Illinois
Tech-X, Boulder, Colorado
Recent experimental work done to develop high gradient, low frequency cavities for muon cooling, has led to a model of rf breakdown and high gradient limits in warm structures. We have recently been extending this model to try to explain some superconducing rf quench mechanisms, as well as DC and dielectric breakdown. The model assumes that the dominant mechanisms in warm metal systems are fractures caused by the the electric tensile stress, and surface micro-topography that is strongly determined by the the cavity design and history*. We describe how these processes can determine all measurable parameters in warm systems. With superconducting systems, these mechanisms also apply, however field emission, impurities and temperature produce a somewhat different picture of quenching and pulsed power processing. We describe the model and some recent extensions and improvements in some detail and a variety of results accelerators and other applications.
* Hassanein et. al. Phys. Rev. STAB, 9, 062001
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York
Jefferson Lab, Newport News, Virginia
One of the key components for the Energy Recovery Linac being built by the Electron cooling group in the Collider Accelerator Department is the 5 cell accelerating cavity which is designed to accelerate 2 MeV electrons from the gun up to 15-20 MeV, allow them to make one pass through the ring and then decelerate them back down to 2 MeV prior to sending them to the dump. This cavity was designed by BNL and fabricated by AES in Medford, NY. Following fabrication it was sent to Thomas Jefferson Lab in VA for chemical processing, testing and assembly into a string assembly suitable for shipment back to BNL and integration into the ERL. The steps involved in this processing sequence will be reviewed and the deviations from processing of similar SRF cavities will be discussed. The lessons learned from this process are documented to help future projects where the scope is different from that normally encountered.
LBNL, Berkeley, California
Development of accelerator-based light sources is expanding the size of femtosecond laser systems from tabletop devices up to kilometer-scale facilities. New optical techniques are needed to maintain temporal stability in these large systems. We present methods for distributing timing information over optical fiber using continuous optical waves, and how these can be employed in advanced accelerators requiring less than 100fs timing stability. Different techniques combine to form a tool set that can provide for synchronization down to a few femtoseconds. Practical examples are given for timing systems applicable to FELs now under construction, with experimental results to show these systems can be built with required performance. For example, have demonstrated 2km fiber links with 5fs timing stability over 24 hours, and synchronized femtosecond lasers separated by a fiber link with 20fs RMS relative jitter.