• K. Yokoyama, S. Fukuda, Y. Higashi, T. Higo, N. Kudoh, S. Matsumoto, Y. Watanabe
  KEK, Ibaraki

High-gradient RF breakdown studies have been in progress at Nextef (New X-band Test Facility at KEK) since 2006. To study the characteristics of different materials on high-field RF breakdown, we have performed high-gradient experiments by using narrow waveguides that has a field of around 140 MV/m at 50 MW power. Breakdown rates of stainless-steel and copper cases were measured and the results are described in this paper.

• S. Fukuda, M. Akemoto, H. Hayano, H. Honma, H. Katagiri, S. Kazakov, S. Matsumoto, T. Matsumoto, H. Matsushita, S. Michizono, T. Miura, H. Nakajima, K. Nakao, T. Shidara, T. Takenaka, Y. Yano, M. Yoshida
  KEK, Ibaraki

The super-conducting RF test facility (STF) at KEK has been functional since 2005, and the STF phase-I, which involves the testing of a cryomodule with four superconducting cavities, was performed at the end of 2008. In this test, intense study of the power distribution system for the possible linear collider scheme was performed. Linear power distribution and tree-like distribution were compared and also the effects of eliminating circulator are studied. Current status of RF source of KEK STF are reported.

• Z. Li, A.E. Candel, L. Ge, K. Ko, C.-K. Ng, G.L. Schussman
  SLAC, Menlo Park, California
• S. Döbert, M. Gerbaux, A. Grudiev, W. Wuensch
  CERN, Geneva
• T. Higo, S. Matsumoto, K. Yokoyama
  KEK, Ibaraki

Funding: This work was supported by DOE Contract No. DE-AC02-76SF00515 and used resources of NERSC supported by DOE Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231, and of NCCS supported by DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.

Normal conducting accelerator structures such as the X-Band NLC structures and the CLIC structures have been found to suffer damage due to RF breakdown and/or dark current when processed to high gradients. Improved understanding of these issues is desirable for the development of structure designs and processing techniques that improve the structure high gradient performance. While vigorous experimental efforts have been put forward to explore the gradient parameter space via high power testing, comprehensive numerical multipacting and dark current simulations would complement measurements by providing an effective probe for observing interior quantities. In this paper, we present studies of multipacting, dark current, and the associated surface heating in high gradient accelerator structures using the parallel finite element simulation code Track3P. Comparisons with the high power test of the CLIC accelerator structures will be presented.