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MOP014 | Cold Tests of SSR1 Resonators for PXIE | 112 |
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Fermilab is currently building the Project X Injector experiment (PXIE). PXIE linac will accelerate 1 mA H− beam up to 30 MeV and serve as a testbed for validation of Project X concepts and mitigation of technical risks. A cryomodule of eight superconducting RF Single Spoke Resonators of type 1 (SSR1) cavities operating at 325 MHz is an integral part of PXIE. Ten SSR1 cavities were manufactured in industry and delivered to Fermilab. In this paper we discuss surface processing and tests of bare SSR1 cavities at the Fermilab Vertical Test Stand (VTS). We report on the measured performance parameters of nine cavities achieved during tests. | ||
MOP015 | Status of the SRF Development for the Project X | 117 |
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Project X is a high intensity proton facility being developed to support a world-leading program of Intensity Frontier physics over the next two decades at Fermilab. The proposed facility is based on the SRF technology and consists of two linacs: CW linac to accelerate beam from 2.1 MeV to 3 GeV and pulsed linac accelerate 5% of the beam up to 8 GeV. In a CW linac five families of SC cavities are used: half-wave resonators (162.5 MHz); single-spoke cavities: SSR1 and SSR2 (325 MHz) and elliptical 5-cell β=0.6 and β=0.9 cavities (650 MHz). Pulsed 3-8 GeV linac linac are based on 9-cell 1.3 GHz cavities. In the paper the basic requirements and the status of development of SC accelerating cavities, auxiliaries (couplers, tuners, etc.) and cryomodules are presented as well as technology challenges caused by their specifics. | ||
MOP073 | IHEP 1.3 GHz Low Loss Large Grain 9-cell Cavity Fabrication, Processing and Test | 305 |
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The combination of the low-loss shape and large grain niobium material is expected to be the possible way to achieve higher gradient and lower cost for ILC 9-cell cavities, and will be essential for the ILC 1 TeV upgrade. As the key component of the “IHEP 1.3 GHz SRF Accelerating Unit Project”, a low-loss shape 9-cell cavity with full end groups using Ningxia large grain niobium (IHEP-02) was fabricated at IHEP in 2012. The cavity was processed (CBP and EP) and tested at FNAL. The cavity processing,test performance and gradient limitation is reported in this paper. We will weld the helium vessel, assemble the magnetic shield and install the cavity to IHEP ILC-TC1 cryomodule. | ||
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R&D Program for 650 MHz Niobium Cavities for Project X | |
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Funding: Fermilab is operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy. We report the first test results of several 650 MHz single cell niobium cavities processed at Fermilab. The target for the 5-cell 650 MHz cavities for Project X is CW operation at magnetic peak field ~ 60-70 mT, making high quality factors at medium accelerating fields the main goal of the surface processing R&D. We will discuss how the performance vary with the different surface processing and parameters/criteria of choice for the final surface preparation sequence. |
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THP029 | Simulation of Mechanical Resonances of SRF Cavities in Low Beam Current CW Operation | 962 |
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The low beam current for CW operation of the Project X requires cavities to be mechanically optimized to operate at a high loaded Q and thus, low bandwidth with higher sensitivity to microphonics. The essential source of microphonics detuning is fluctuations in the helium pressure df/dp. Last year’s several methods for reducing df/dp has been proposed. One of the other possible sources of RF frequency instability is mechanical resonances. The cavity could be driven out of operating frequency by the mechanical deformations due to vibrations caused by external factors. In this paper we present the COMSOL multiphysics algorithm developed for evaluation of operating frequency shift due to mechanical resonances in SC cavities. We discuss the results of simulations for 5-cell elliptical 650 MHz β=0.9 cavities. The comparison of COMSOL simulations and measurements of ILC type cavities in Horizontal Test Stand at Fermilab is presented. | ||
THP047 | Performance Degradation of a Superconducting Cavity Quenching in Magnetic Field | 1013 |
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Although degradation of a superconducting RF (SRF) cavity performance induced by magnetic field trapped in its walls is a well understood phenomenon, a criterion for an acceptable level of magnetic field existing in the vicinity of an SRF cavity and generated after the cavity is cooled down has not been agreed upon. The bulk of superconducting Nb should protect the RF surface of the cavity from the magnetic field on the outside; nevertheless a failure mode exists when the cavity quenches while the external field is applied. The amount of trapped magnetic flux in this case depends on the size of normally conducting zone developed in walls of the cavity during quenching. Although propagation of the normally conducting zone in walls of a cavity can be modeled, no dedicated studies of this process that would include experimental verifications of its impact on the cavity performance could be found. We tried to address his issue in a special study by using as an example a superconducting coil mounted near a quenching cavity; the method and some results of the study can be applied to any RF structure and magnetic system. | ||
THP080 | SRF Cavity Tuning for Low Beam Loading | 1110 |
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The design of 5-cell elliptical 650 MHz β=0.9 cavities to accelerate H− beam of 1 mA average current in the range 467-3000 MeV for the Project X Linac is currently under development at Fermilab. The low beam current enables cavities to operate with high loaded Q’s and low bandwidth, making them very sensitive to microphonics. Mechanical vibrations and the Lorentz force can drive cavities off resonance during operation; therefore the proper design of the tuning system is very important part of cavity mechanical design. In this paper we review the design, performance, operation, reliability and cost of fast and slow tuners for 1.3 GHz elliptical cavities. We also present a design of the slow and fast tuners for 650 MHz β=0.9 cavities based on this experience. The HV in the new design is equipped with the tuners located at the end of the cavity instead of the initially proposed blade tuner located in the middle. We will present the results of ANSYS analyses of mechanical properties of tuners. | ||
FRIOB02 | Development and Performance of 325 MHz Single Spoke Resonators for Project X | 1187 |
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Funding: Operated by Fermi Research Alliance, LLC under Contract No. De-AC02-07CH11359 with the United States Department of Energy. Two types of single spoke resonators will be utilized for beam-acceleration in the low energy part of the Project X linac. SSR1 and SSR2 operate at 325 MHz and at an optimal beta of 0.22 and 0.51 respectively. After the initial phase of prototyping, a production run of 10 SSR1 resonators was recently completed in US industry. The qualification of this group of resonators in the Fermilab VTS is proceeding successfully and nearly complete. The first qualified resonator has been outfitted with a Stainless Steel helium vessel. Preliminary test results for the first jacketed SSR1 are presented. The first RF power couplers were ordered, the design of the double-lever tuning mechanism is almost complete. |
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