DESY, Hamburg, Germany
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
The EXFEL order for SRF cavities includes 24 cavities, which are part of the ILC-HiGrade program. Initially, these cavities serve as quality control (QC) sample extracted from the EXFEL cavities series production on a regular basis. The QC and quality assurance (QA) include all processing steps of the EXFEL cavities. To maximize the information from these so-called QC cavities, a surface mapping technique is applied in a second cold RF test. There the cavities delivered have experienced identical treatment of the inner surface with the exception of mounting of the Helium vessel. After the normal acceptance test at the cavity RF measurement facility, the cavities are removed from the production flow. Further quality assurance steps beginning with a detailed RF test with surface mapping followed by a high resolution optical inspection (OBACHT) are carried out to improve the understanding of defects in close collaboration with the standing experts engaged in the EXFEL production. Results of the first QC cavities tests as well as planned further R&D will be presented and discussed.
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
The actual R&D program at DESY is derived from the global effort for the International Linear Collider (ILC) and is well in phase with effort elsewhere. The program aims at a solid understanding and control of the industrial mass-production process of the superconducting radio-frequency accelerating cavities, which are manufactured for the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (EXFEL) at DESY. The goal is to identify the gradient limiting factors and further refine the cavity treatment technique to provide gradients above 35 MV/m at >90% production yield. Techniques such as 2nd sound quench detection, OBACHT optical inspections, defect metrology using silicon replica as well as Centrifugal Barrel Polishing (CBP) and Local Grinding repair are foreseen as tools. Actual status, details, and first achievements of the program will be reported.
Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
Systematic investigations of the enhanced field emission (EFE) of HPR-cleaned large grain (LG) and single crystal (SC) Nb samples (Ra < 0.5μm) revealed an exponential increase of the emitter number density N with electric surface field Es and strong activation effects of the remaining particulates. Different types of EFE activation were observed: by high E partially combined with a micro-discharge or by heat treatments (HT) [1]. In cavities, EFE activation might also occur due to enhanced rf losses of particulates. Therefore, we have started a test series with two LG and two SC typically prepared Nb samples (40 μm BCP, 140 μm EP and HPR at DESY). At first all emitters (1 nA) up to Es = 160 MV/m were localized by means of correlated field emission microscopy (FESM). Then systematically varied in-situ HT between 122°C (24 h) and 400°C (2 h) were applied to investigate the activation of emitters due to the change of the natural Nb oxide. For all samples a significant increase of N with stronger HT up to 32 emitters/cm² at 400°C were obtained resulting in some activated emitters already at Es = 40 MV/m. Final SEM images of the activated emitters will also be discussed.
[1] A. Navitski et. al, subm. to PRSTAB 2013
DESY, Hamburg, Germany
The main linac of the European XFEL will consist of 100 accelerator modules, i.e. 800 superconducting accelerator cavities operated at a design gradient of 23.6 MV/m. The fabrication and surface preparation of the cavities in industry is in full swing. This talk describes the infrastructure and procedures of the vertical acceptance test in the "Accelerator Module Test Facility AMTF" at DESY. The present status of the test results is given.
