Author: Lebet, S.
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TUPO023 Preserving Micron Tolerances Through the Assembly Process of an X-band Accelerating Structure 377
 
  • J. Sauza-Bedolla, N. Catalán Lasheras, A. Grudiev, S. Lebet, E. Rodriguez-Castro, P. Sobrino-Mompean, A. Solodko, K. T. Szypula
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • H. Bursali
    IZTECH, Izmir, Turkey
 
  The CLIC structures are designed for operating at X-Band, 2π/3 traveling wave mode with a loaded 100 MV/m gradient. Mechanical tolerances, at the submicron level, are required to satisfy the RF design constraints and beam dynamics and are reachable using ultra-precision diamond machining. However, inherent to the manufacturing process, there is a deviation from the nominal specifications and as a result; incorrect cavity dimensions produce a less efficient linac. Moreover, the assembly process increase the difference from the original geometry. As part of a cost and manufacturability optimization of the structures for mass production, this study aims to identify a correlation between frequency deviations and geometrical errors of the individual discs of the accelerating structures caused by the production process. A sensitivity analysis has been carried out to determine the most critical parameters. Cell frequency deviations have been monitored by bead pull measurements before and after bonding. Several accelerating structure prototypes have been tested to determine our assumptions and to assess if the assembly process preserves the tight tolerances achieved by machining.  
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-LINAC2018-TUPO023  
About • paper received ※ 11 September 2018       paper accepted ※ 19 September 2018       issue date ※ 18 January 2019  
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