SRF2023 - List of Keywords (target)

Paper	Title	Other Keywords	Page
MOIAA01	FRIB Transition to User Operations, Power Ramp Up, and Upgrade Perspectives	cavity, cryomodule, operation, linac	1
	J. Wei, H. Ao, B. Arend, S. Beher, G. Bollen, N.K. Bultman, F. Casagrande, W. Chang, Y. Choi, S. Cogan, C. Compton, M. Cortesi, J.C. Curtin, K.D. Davidson, X.J. Du, K. Elliott, B. Ewert, A. Facco, A. Fila, K. Fukushima, V. Ganni, A. Ganshyn, T.N. Ginter, T. Glasmacher, J.-W. Guo, Y. Hao, W. Hartung, N.M. Hasan, M. Hausmann, K. Holland, H.-C. Hseuh, M. Ikegami, D.D. Jager, S. Jones, N. Joseph, T. Kanemura, S.H. Kim, C. Knowles, T. Konomi, B.R. Kortum, E. Kwan, T. Lange, M. Larmann, T.L. Larter, K. Laturkar, R.E. Laxdal, J. LeTourneau, Z. Li, S.M. Lidia, G. Machicoane, C. Magsig, P.E. Manwiller, F. Marti, T. Maruta, E.S. Metzgar, S.J. Miller, Y. Momozaki, D.G. Morris, M. Mugerian, I.N. Nesterenko, C. Nguyen, P.N. Ostroumov, M.S. Patil, A.S. Plastun, L. Popielarski, M. Portillo, J. Priller, X. Rao, M.A. Reaume, K. Saito, B.M. Sherrill, M.K. Smith, J. Song, M. Steiner, A. Stolz, O. Tarasov, B.P. Tousignant, R. Walker, X. Wang, J.D. Wenstrom, G. West, K. Witgen, M. Wright, T. Xu, Y. Yamazaki, T. Zhang, Q. Zhao, S. Zhao FRIB, East Lansing, Michigan, USA K. Hosoyama KEK, Ibaraki, Japan P. Hurh Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA M.P. Kelly, Y. Momozaki ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA R.E. Laxdal TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada S.O. Prestemon LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA M. Wiseman JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
	Funding: Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science under Cooperative Agreement DE-SC0000661. After project completion on scope, on cost, and ahead of schedule, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams began operations for scientific users in May of 2022. During the first 12 months of user operations, the FRIB accelerator complex delivered 5250 beam hours, including 1528 hours to nine science experiments conducted with primary beams of 36Ar, 48Ca, 70Zn, 82Se, 124Xe, and 198Pt at beam energies >200 MeV/u; 2724 hours for beam developments, studies, and tuning; and 998 hours to industrial users and non-scientific programs using the FRIB Single Event Effect (FSEE) beam line. The ramp-up to a beam power of 400 kW is planned over a six-year period; 1 kW was delivered for initial user runs from in 2022, and 5 kW was delivered as of February 2023. Upgrade plans include doubling the primary-beam energy to 400 MeV/nucleon for enhanced discovery potential (¿FRIB 400¿). This talk reports on FRIB status and progress since SRF2021, emphasizing lessons learned during the transition from beam commissioning to machine operations, challenges and resolutions for the power ramp-up, progress with accelerator improvements, and R&D for the energy upgrade.
	Slides MOIAA01 [7.037 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOIAA01
About •	Received ※ 20 June 2023 — Revised ※ 26 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 03 July 2023 — Issue date ※ 19 July 2023
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MOIXA03	Proton Power Upgrade Project Progress and Plans at the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge Tennessee	cryomodule, cavity, operation, linac	25
	J.D. Mammosser, M.J. Dayton, D.D. Kraft, R. Maekawa, L. Pinion, B.E. Robertson ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA R. Afanador, D.L. Barnhart, M.S. Champion, B. DeGraff, M. Doleans, J. Galambos, S.W. Gold, M.N. Greenwood, G.A. Hine, M.P. Howell, S.-H. Kim, C.J. McMahan, P. Pizzol, S.E. Stewart, D.J. Vandygriff, D.M. Vandygriff ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA A. Bitter, K.B. Bolz, A. Navitski, L. Zweibäumer RI Research Instruments GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany E.F. Daly, G.K. Davis, P. Dhakal, J.F. Fischer, D. Forehand, N.A. Huque, K.M. Wilson JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
	Funding: Work Supported by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 The Proton Power Upgrade project is well underway at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This project aims at increasing the proton beam power capability from 1.4 to 2.8 MW, by adding linac energy, increasing the beam current and implementing target developments to handle the increased beam power. This talk will cover the current status of increasing the beam energy, issues encountered along the way, operational experience with the new SRF cryomodules and target improvements and results from operation with beam so far.
	Slides MOIXA03 [3.327 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOIXA03
About •	Received ※ 09 June 2023 — Revised ※ 25 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 08 July 2023
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MOPMB001	Development and Testing of Split 6 GHz Cavities With Niobium Coatings	cavity, SRF, coupling, site	51
	N.L. Leicester, G. Burt, H.S. Marks Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom E. Chyhyrynets, C. Pira INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, B.S. Sian, R. Valizadeh STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom D.J. Seal Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
	Superconducting thin-films on a copper substrate are used in accelerator RF cavities as an alternative to bulk Nb due to the high thermal conductivity of copper and the lower production costs. Although thin-film coated RF cavities can match, or even exceed the performance of bulk Nb, there are some challenges around the deposition. The RF cavities are often produced as two half-cells with a weld across the centre where the RF surface current is highest, which could reduce cavity performance. To avoid this, a cavity can be produced in 2 longitudinally split halves, with the join parallel to the surface current. As the current doesn’t cross the join a simpler weld can be performed far from the fields, simplifying the manufacturing process, and potentially improving the cavities performance. This additionally allows for different deposition techniques and coating materials to be used, as well as easier post-deposition quality control. This paper discusses the development and testing of 6 GHz cavities that have been designed and coated at the Cockcroft Institute, using low temperature RF techniques to characterise cavities with different substrate preparations and coating techniques.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOPMB001
About •	Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 04 July 2023
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MOPMB011	Deposition and Characterisation of V₃Si films for SRF Applications	cavity, SRF, site, vacuum	84
	C. Benjamin, J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, R. Valizadeh STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom G. Burt, O.B. Malyshev, D.J. Seal, R. Valizadeh Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom G. Burt, D.J. Seal Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom N.L. Leicester, H.S. Marks Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom L.G.P. Smith STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730. A15 superconducting materials, like V₃Si and Nb₃Sn, are potential alternatives to Nb for next generation thin film SRF cavities when operated at 4 K. Their relatively high Tc and superconducting properties could allow for higher accelerating gradients and elevated operating temperatures. We present work on the deposition of V₃Si thin films on planar Cu substrates and an open structure 6 GHz cavity, using physical vapour deposition (PVD) and a V₃Si single target. The surface structure, composition and DC superconducting properties of two planar samples were characterised via secondary electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and in a magnetic field penetration facility. Furthermore, the first deposition using PVD of a V₃Si film on a 6 GHz split cavity and the RF performance is presented.
	Poster MOPMB011 [7.496 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOPMB011
About •	Received ※ 16 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 19 July 2023
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MOPMB014	NbTi Thin Film SRF Cavities for Dark Matter Search	cavity, SRF, photon, cryogenics	96
	G. Marconato Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy D. Alesini, A. D’Elia, D. Di Gioacchino, C. Gatti, C. Ligi, G. Maccarrone, A. Rettaroli, S. Tocci LNF-INFN, Frascati, Italy O. Azzolini, R. Caforio, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, D. Ford, V.A. Garcia, G. Keppel, C. Pira, A. Salmaso, F. Stivanello INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy C. Braggio Univ. degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy D. D’Agostino, U. Gambardella INFN-Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy S. Posen Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	Funding: Resources from U.S. DOE, Ofce of Science, NQISRC, SQMS contract No DE-AC02-07CH11359. Also from EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, Grant Agreement No 101004730; INFN CSNV exp. SAMARA The search for dark matter is now looking at ALPs (axion-like particles) as a very promising candidate to understand our universe. Within this framework, we explore the possibility to use NbTi thin film coatings on Cu resonating cavities to investigate the presence of axions in the range of 35-45 µeV mass by coupling the axion to a very strong magnetic field inside the cavity, causing its conversion to a photon which is subsequently detected. In this work the chemical treatments and DC magnetron sputtering details of the preparation of 9 GHz, 7 GHz, and 3.9 GHz resonant cavities and their quality factor measurements at different applied magnetic fields are presented.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOPMB014
About •	Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 26 July 2023
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MOPMB056	Saraf-Phase II: Test of the SRF Cavities with the First Cryomodule	cavity, cryomodule, LLRF, MMI	238
	G. Ferrand, S. Berry, D. Darde, G. Desmarchelier, F. Hassane, T.J. Joannem, S. Monnereau, N. Pichoff, O. Piquet, Th. Plaisant CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
	CEA is committed to delivering a Medium Energy Beam Transfer line and a superconducting linac (SCL) for SARAF accelerator in order to accelerate 5 mA beam of either protons from 1.3 MeV to 35 MeV or deuterons from 2.6 MeV to 40 MeV. The SCL consists in four cryomodules. The first cryomodule hosts 6 half-wave resonator (HWR) low beta cavities (β = 0.09) at 176 MHz. The low-beta cavities were qualified in 2021, as well as the power couplers and frequency tuners. The Low-Level RF (LLRF) system was qualified in 2022 with a dedicated test stand. This contribution will present the results of the RF tests of the first SARAF cryomodule at Saclay.
	Poster MOPMB056 [1.437 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOPMB056
About •	Received ※ 16 June 2023 — Revised ※ 23 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 14 July 2023
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MOPMB062	Optimisation of Niobium Thin Film Deposition Parameters for SRF Cavities	cavity, SRF, site, niobium	253
	D.J. Seal, O.B. Malyshev, R. Valizadeh Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom G. Burt Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, K.T. Morrow, R. Valizadeh STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	In order to accelerate the progression of thin film (TF) development for future SRF cavities, it is desirable to optimise material properties on small flat samples. Most importantly, this requires the ability to measure their superconducting properties. At Daresbury Laboratory, it has been possible for many years to characterise these films under DC conditions; however, it is not yet fully understood whether this correlates with RF measurements. Recently, a high-throughput RF facility was commissioned that uses a novel 7.8 GHz choke cavity. The facility is able to evaluate the RF performance of planar-coated TF samples at low peak magnetic fields with a high throughput rate of 2-3 samples per week. Using this facility, an optimisation study of the deposition parameters of TF Nb samples deposited by HiPIMS has begun. The ultimate aim is to optimise TF Nb as a base layer for multilayer studies and replicate planar magnetron depositions on split 6 GHz cavities. The initial focus of this study was to investigate the effect of substrate temperature during deposition. A review of the RF facility used and results of this study will be presented.
	Poster MOPMB062 [2.395 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-MOPMB062
About •	Received ※ 17 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 24 July 2023
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TUPTB035	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a 175 MHz, β = 0.18, Half Wave Resonator for the IFMIF-DONES SRF-Linac	cavity, SRF, linac, multipactoring	477
	J. Plouin, M. Baudrier, S. Chel, G. Devanz, A. Madur, L. Maurice, C. Servouin CEA-DRF-IRFU, France N. Bazin, G. Jullien CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
	The IFMIF-DONES facility will serve as a fusion-like neutron source for the assessment of materials damage in future fusion reactors. The neutron flux will be generated by the interaction between the lithium curtain and the deuteron beam from an RF linear accelerator at 40 MeV and nominal CW current of 125 mA. The last accelerating stage is a superconducting (SRF) Linac hosting five cryomodules. This SRF-Linac is equipped of two types of 175 MHz half wave superconducting cavities (HWRs). The first type of cavities (cryomodules 1 and 2), characterized by beta equal to 0.11, have been studied and qualified in the frame of IFMIF/EVEDA project. The development of the second type of cavities (cryomodules 3, 4 and 5), with higher beta of 0.18 is presented in this paper. A prototype has been designed, fabricated and tested in a vertical cryostat at CEA. The measured quality factor at nominal accelerating field (4.5 MV/m) is 2.3 10⁹ and keeps higher than 109 up to 10 MV/m, which gives confidence in the cavity design and preparation to reach the expected performances after integration in the SRF linac.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB035
About •	Received ※ 20 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 15 July 2023
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TUPTB037	Refurbishment and Reactivation of a Niobium Retort Furnace at DESY	cavity, vacuum, controls, niobium	485
	L. Trelle, C. Bate, H. Remde, D. Reschke, J. Schaffran, L. Steder, H. Weise DESY, Hamburg, Germany
	Funding: This work was supported by the Helmholtz Association within the topic Accelerator Research and Development (ARD) of the Matter and Technologies (MT) Program. For research in the field of heat treatments of supercon-ducting cavities, a niobium ultra-high vacuum furnace built in 1992 - originally used for the titanization of 1.3 GHz nine-cell cavities - and later shut down was recently refurbished and reactivated. A significant upgrade is the ability to run the furnace in partial pressure mode with nitrogen. The furnace is connected directly to the ISO4 area of the clean room for cavity handling. At room temperature vacuum values of around 3×10^-8 mbar are achieved. The revision included the replacement of the complete control system and a partial renewal of the pump technology. The internal mounting structures are optimized for single-cell operation including tandem operation (two single-cell cavities at once) and corresponding accessories such as witness-samples and caps for the cavities. The installation of additional thermocouples for a detailed monitoring of the temperature curves is also possible at the mounting structure. Due to the furnace design, its location and the strict routines in handling, very high purity levels are achieved in comparison to similar setups and hence provide a mighty tool for SRF cavity R&D at DESY.
	Poster TUPTB037 [0.404 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB037
About •	Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 01 July 2023
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TUPTB045	PIP-II SSR2 Cavities Fabrication and Processing Experience	cavity, SRF, niobium, linac	526
	M. Parise, P. Berrutti, D. Passarelli Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA P. Duchesne, D. Longuevergne Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Orsay, France
	The Proton Improvement Plan-II (PIP-II) linac will include 35 Single Spoke Resonators type 2 (SSR2). A pre-production SSR2 cryomodule will contain 5 jacketed cavities. Several units are already manufactured and prepared for cold testing. In this work, data collected from the fabrication, processing and preparation of the cavities will be presented and the improvements implemented after the completion of the first unit will be highlighted.
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About •	Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 08 July 2023
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TUPTB062	RF Measurements of the 3rd Harmonic Superconducting Cavity for a Bunch Lengthening	cavity, niobium, superconducting-cavity, MMI	565
	J.Y. Yoon, J.H. Han, H.S. Park, Y.D. Yoon Kiswire Advanced Technology Ltd., Daejeon, Republic of Korea E. Kako KEK, Ibaraki, Japan E.-S. Kim Korea University Sejong Campus, Sejong, Republic of Korea
	The brightness can be increased by minimizing the emittance in the light source, but the reduced emittance also increases the number of collisions of electrons in the beam bunch. Therefore, the bunch lengthening by using the 3rd harmonic cavity reduces the collisions of electrons and increases the Touschek lifetime. Since the resonant frequency of the main RF cavity is 500 MHz, the resonant frequency of 3rd harmonic cavity is selected as 1500 MHz. The prototype cavity is a passive type in which a power coupler is not used, and power is supplied from the beam. The operating temperature is 4.5 K, which is a superconducting cavity. The elliptical double-cell geometry was selected to increase the accelerating voltage of the cavity and reduce power losses. Based on this design, three niobium cavities are fabricated and tested. In this paper, we present the RF measurement results of the 3rd harmonic cavity at room temperature. 3rd harmonic cavity 4th generation storage ring
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About •	Received ※ 12 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 13 July 2023
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WECAA01	Progress in European Thin Film Activities	cavity, SRF, niobium, laser	607
	C. Pira, O. Azzolini, R. Caforio, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, D. Ford, V.A. Garcia, G. Keppel, G. Marconato, A. Salmaso, F. Stivanello INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy C.Z. Antoine, Y. Kalboussi, Th. Proslier CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France C. Benjamin, O.B. Malyshev, N. Marks, B.S. Sian, R. Valizadeh STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom C. Benjamin, J.W. Bradley, G. Burt, O.B. Malyshev, N. Marks, D.J. Seal, B.S. Sian, S. Simon, D.A. Turner, R. Valizadeh Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom S. Berry CEA-DRF-IRFU, France R. Berton, D. Piccoli, F. Piccoli, G. Squizzato, F. Telatin Piccoli, Noale (VE), Italy M. Bertucci, R. Paparella INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI), Italy M. Bonesso, S. Candela, V. Candela, R. Dima, G. Favero, A. Pepato, P. Rebesan, M. Romanato INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy J.W. Bradley, S. Simon The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom G. Burt, D.J. Seal, D.A. Turner Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom O. Hryhorenko, D. Longuevergne Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Orsay, France X. Jiang, T. Staedler, A.O. Zubtsovskii University Siegen, Siegen, Germany S. Keckert, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler HZB, Berlin, Germany J. Knobloch University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany N.L. Leicester Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom A. Medvids, A. Mychko, P. Onufrijevs Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia S. Prucnal, S. Zhou HZDR, Dresden, Germany R. Ries Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak Republic E. Seiler IEE, Bratislava, Slovak Republic L.G.P. Smith STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom A-M. Valente-Feliciano JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
	Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730. Thin-film cavities with higher Tc superconductors (SC) than Nb promise to move the operating temperature from 2 to 4.5 K with savings 3 orders of magnitude in cryogenic power consumption. Several European labs are coordinating their efforts to obtain a first 1.3 GHz cavity prototype through the I.FAST collaboration and other informal collaborations with CERN and DESY. R&D covers the entire production chain. In particular, new production techniques of seamless Copper and Niobium elliptical cavities via additive manufacturing are studied and evaluated. New acid-free polishing techniques to reduce surface roughness in a more sustainable way such as plasma electropolishing and metallographic polishing have been tested. Optimization of coating parameters of higher Tc SC than Nb (Nb₃Sn, V₃Si, NbTiN) via PVD and multilayer via ALD are on the way. Finally, rapid heat treatments such as Flash Lamp Annealing and Laser Annealing are used to avoid or reduce Cu diffusion in the SC film. The development and characterization of SC coatings is done on planar samples, 6 GHz cavities, choke cavities, QPR and 1.3 GHz cavities. This work presents the progress status of these coordinated efforts.
	Slides WECAA01 [15.846 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-WECAA01
About •	Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 02 September 2023 — Issue date ※ 02 September 2023
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WEPWB118	Study and Improvements of Liquid Tin Diffusion Process to Synthesize Nb₃Sn Cylindrical Targets	niobium, simulation, experiment, cavity	868
	D. Ford, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, G. Keppel, G. Marconato, C. Pira, A. Salmaso INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
	Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union¿s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730. Work supported by the INFN CSNV experiment SAMARA. Nb₃Sn thin films on bulk Nb cavities exhibit comparable performance to bulk Nb at lower temperatures, and using Cu as a substrate material can further improve performance and reduce costs. However, coating substrates with curved geometries like elliptical cavities can be challenging due to the brittleness of Nb₃Sn targets produced by a classical sintering technique. This work explores the use of the Liquid Tin Diffusion (LTD) technique to produce sputtering targets for 6 GHz elliptical cavities, which allows for the deposition of thick and uniform coatings on Nb substrate, even for complex geometries. The study includes improvements in the LTD process and the production of a single-use LTD target, as well as the characterization of Nb₃Sn films coated by DC magnetron sputtering using these innovative targets.
	Poster WEPWB118 [5.462 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-WEPWB118
About •	Received ※ 17 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 01 August 2023
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MOIAA01

FRIB Transition to User Operations, Power Ramp Up, and Upgrade Perspectives

cavity, cryomodule, operation, linac

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J. Wei, H. Ao, B. Arend, S. Beher, G. Bollen, N.K. Bultman, F. Casagrande, W. Chang, Y. Choi, S. Cogan, C. Compton, M. Cortesi, J.C. Curtin, K.D. Davidson, X.J. Du, K. Elliott, B. Ewert, A. Facco, A. Fila, K. Fukushima, V. Ganni, A. Ganshyn, T.N. Ginter, T. Glasmacher, J.-W. Guo, Y. Hao, W. Hartung, N.M. Hasan, M. Hausmann, K. Holland, H.-C. Hseuh, M. Ikegami, D.D. Jager, S. Jones, N. Joseph, T. Kanemura, S.H. Kim, C. Knowles, T. Konomi, B.R. Kortum, E. Kwan, T. Lange, M. Larmann, T.L. Larter, K. Laturkar, R.E. Laxdal, J. LeTourneau, Z. Li, S.M. Lidia, G. Machicoane, C. Magsig, P.E. Manwiller, F. Marti, T. Maruta, E.S. Metzgar, S.J. Miller, Y. Momozaki, D.G. Morris, M. Mugerian, I.N. Nesterenko, C. Nguyen, P.N. Ostroumov, M.S. Patil, A.S. Plastun, L. Popielarski, M. Portillo, J. Priller, X. Rao, M.A. Reaume, K. Saito, B.M. Sherrill, M.K. Smith, J. Song, M. Steiner, A. Stolz, O. Tarasov, B.P. Tousignant, R. Walker, X. Wang, J.D. Wenstrom, G. West, K. Witgen, M. Wright, T. Xu, Y. Yamazaki, T. Zhang, Q. Zhao, S. Zhao
FRIB, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
K. Hosoyama
KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
P. Hurh
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
M.P. Kelly, Y. Momozaki
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
R.E. Laxdal
TRIUMF, Vancouver, Canada
S.O. Prestemon
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
M. Wiseman
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA

Funding: Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science under Cooperative Agreement DE-SC0000661.
After project completion on scope, on cost, and ahead of schedule, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams began operations for scientific users in May of 2022. During the first 12 months of user operations, the FRIB accelerator complex delivered 5250 beam hours, including 1528 hours to nine science experiments conducted with primary beams of 36Ar, 48Ca, 70Zn, 82Se, 124Xe, and 198Pt at beam energies >200 MeV/u; 2724 hours for beam developments, studies, and tuning; and 998 hours to industrial users and non-scientific programs using the FRIB Single Event Effect (FSEE) beam line. The ramp-up to a beam power of 400 kW is planned over a six-year period; 1 kW was delivered for initial user runs from in 2022, and 5 kW was delivered as of February 2023. Upgrade plans include doubling the primary-beam energy to 400 MeV/nucleon for enhanced discovery potential (¿FRIB 400¿). This talk reports on FRIB status and progress since SRF2021, emphasizing lessons learned during the transition from beam commissioning to machine operations, challenges and resolutions for the power ramp-up, progress with accelerator improvements, and R&D for the energy upgrade.

Slides MOIAA01 [7.037 MB]

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MOIXA03

Proton Power Upgrade Project Progress and Plans at the Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge Tennessee

cryomodule, cavity, operation, linac

25

J.D. Mammosser, M.J. Dayton, D.D. Kraft, R. Maekawa, L. Pinion, B.E. Robertson
ORNL RAD, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
R. Afanador, D.L. Barnhart, M.S. Champion, B. DeGraff, M. Doleans, J. Galambos, S.W. Gold, M.N. Greenwood, G.A. Hine, M.P. Howell, S.-H. Kim, C.J. McMahan, P. Pizzol, S.E. Stewart, D.J. Vandygriff, D.M. Vandygriff
ORNL, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
A. Bitter, K.B. Bolz, A. Navitski, L. Zweibäumer
RI Research Instruments GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
E.F. Daly, G.K. Davis, P. Dhakal, J.F. Fischer, D. Forehand, N.A. Huque, K.M. Wilson
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA

Funding: Work Supported by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725
The Proton Power Upgrade project is well underway at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This project aims at increasing the proton beam power capability from 1.4 to 2.8 MW, by adding linac energy, increasing the beam current and implementing target developments to handle the increased beam power. This talk will cover the current status of increasing the beam energy, issues encountered along the way, operational experience with the new SRF cryomodules and target improvements and results from operation with beam so far.

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Received ※ 09 June 2023 — Revised ※ 25 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 08 July 2023

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MOPMB001

Development and Testing of Split 6 GHz Cavities With Niobium Coatings

cavity, SRF, coupling, site

51

N.L. Leicester, G. Burt, H.S. Marks
Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
E. Chyhyrynets, C. Pira
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, B.S. Sian, R. Valizadeh
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
D.J. Seal
Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

Superconducting thin-films on a copper substrate are used in accelerator RF cavities as an alternative to bulk Nb due to the high thermal conductivity of copper and the lower production costs. Although thin-film coated RF cavities can match, or even exceed the performance of bulk Nb, there are some challenges around the deposition. The RF cavities are often produced as two half-cells with a weld across the centre where the RF surface current is highest, which could reduce cavity performance. To avoid this, a cavity can be produced in 2 longitudinally split halves, with the join parallel to the surface current. As the current doesn’t cross the join a simpler weld can be performed far from the fields, simplifying the manufacturing process, and potentially improving the cavities performance. This additionally allows for different deposition techniques and coating materials to be used, as well as easier post-deposition quality control. This paper discusses the development and testing of 6 GHz cavities that have been designed and coated at the Cockcroft Institute, using low temperature RF techniques to characterise cavities with different substrate preparations and coating techniques.

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Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 04 July 2023

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MOPMB011

Deposition and Characterisation of V₃Si films for SRF Applications

cavity, SRF, site, vacuum

84

C. Benjamin, J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, R. Valizadeh
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
G. Burt, O.B. Malyshev, D.J. Seal, R. Valizadeh
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
G. Burt, D.J. Seal
Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
N.L. Leicester, H.S. Marks
Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
L.G.P. Smith
STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730.
A15 superconducting materials, like V₃Si and Nb₃Sn, are potential alternatives to Nb for next generation thin film SRF cavities when operated at 4 K. Their relatively high Tc and superconducting properties could allow for higher accelerating gradients and elevated operating temperatures. We present work on the deposition of V₃Si thin films on planar Cu substrates and an open structure 6 GHz cavity, using physical vapour deposition (PVD) and a V₃Si single target. The surface structure, composition and DC superconducting properties of two planar samples were characterised via secondary electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and in a magnetic field penetration facility. Furthermore, the first deposition using PVD of a V₃Si film on a 6 GHz split cavity and the RF performance is presented.

Poster MOPMB011 [7.496 MB]

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Received ※ 16 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 19 July 2023

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MOPMB014

NbTi Thin Film SRF Cavities for Dark Matter Search

cavity, SRF, photon, cryogenics

96

G. Marconato
Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
D. Alesini, A. D’Elia, D. Di Gioacchino, C. Gatti, C. Ligi, G. Maccarrone, A. Rettaroli, S. Tocci
LNF-INFN, Frascati, Italy
O. Azzolini, R. Caforio, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, D. Ford, V.A. Garcia, G. Keppel, C. Pira, A. Salmaso, F. Stivanello
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
C. Braggio
Univ. degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
D. D’Agostino, U. Gambardella
INFN-Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
S. Posen
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

Funding: Resources from U.S. DOE, Ofce of Science, NQISRC, SQMS contract No DE-AC02-07CH11359. Also from EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, Grant Agreement No 101004730; INFN CSNV exp. SAMARA
The search for dark matter is now looking at ALPs (axion-like particles) as a very promising candidate to understand our universe. Within this framework, we explore the possibility to use NbTi thin film coatings on Cu resonating cavities to investigate the presence of axions in the range of 35-45 µeV mass by coupling the axion to a very strong magnetic field inside the cavity, causing its conversion to a photon which is subsequently detected. In this work the chemical treatments and DC magnetron sputtering details of the preparation of 9 GHz, 7 GHz, and 3.9 GHz resonant cavities and their quality factor measurements at different applied magnetic fields are presented.

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Received ※ 18 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 26 July 2023

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MOPMB056

Saraf-Phase II: Test of the SRF Cavities with the First Cryomodule

cavity, cryomodule, LLRF, MMI

238

G. Ferrand, S. Berry, D. Darde, G. Desmarchelier, F. Hassane, T.J. Joannem, S. Monnereau, N. Pichoff, O. Piquet, Th. Plaisant
CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

CEA is committed to delivering a Medium Energy Beam Transfer line and a superconducting linac (SCL) for SARAF accelerator in order to accelerate 5 mA beam of either protons from 1.3 MeV to 35 MeV or deuterons from 2.6 MeV to 40 MeV. The SCL consists in four cryomodules. The first cryomodule hosts 6 half-wave resonator (HWR) low beta cavities (β = 0.09) at 176 MHz. The low-beta cavities were qualified in 2021, as well as the power couplers and frequency tuners. The Low-Level RF (LLRF) system was qualified in 2022 with a dedicated test stand. This contribution will present the results of the RF tests of the first SARAF cryomodule at Saclay.

Poster MOPMB056 [1.437 MB]

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Received ※ 16 June 2023 — Revised ※ 23 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 14 July 2023

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MOPMB062

Optimisation of Niobium Thin Film Deposition Parameters for SRF Cavities

cavity, SRF, site, niobium

253

D.J. Seal, O.B. Malyshev, R. Valizadeh
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
G. Burt
Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
J.A. Conlon, O.B. Malyshev, K.T. Morrow, R. Valizadeh
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

In order to accelerate the progression of thin film (TF) development for future SRF cavities, it is desirable to optimise material properties on small flat samples. Most importantly, this requires the ability to measure their superconducting properties. At Daresbury Laboratory, it has been possible for many years to characterise these films under DC conditions; however, it is not yet fully understood whether this correlates with RF measurements. Recently, a high-throughput RF facility was commissioned that uses a novel 7.8 GHz choke cavity. The facility is able to evaluate the RF performance of planar-coated TF samples at low peak magnetic fields with a high throughput rate of 2-3 samples per week. Using this facility, an optimisation study of the deposition parameters of TF Nb samples deposited by HiPIMS has begun. The ultimate aim is to optimise TF Nb as a base layer for multilayer studies and replicate planar magnetron depositions on split 6 GHz cavities. The initial focus of this study was to investigate the effect of substrate temperature during deposition. A review of the RF facility used and results of this study will be presented.

Poster MOPMB062 [2.395 MB]

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Received ※ 17 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 24 July 2023

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TUPTB035

Design, Fabrication, and Test of a 175 MHz, β = 0.18, Half Wave Resonator for the IFMIF-DONES SRF-Linac

cavity, SRF, linac, multipactoring

477

J. Plouin, M. Baudrier, S. Chel, G. Devanz, A. Madur, L. Maurice, C. Servouin
CEA-DRF-IRFU, France
N. Bazin, G. Jullien
CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

The IFMIF-DONES facility will serve as a fusion-like neutron source for the assessment of materials damage in future fusion reactors. The neutron flux will be generated by the interaction between the lithium curtain and the deuteron beam from an RF linear accelerator at 40 MeV and nominal CW current of 125 mA. The last accelerating stage is a superconducting (SRF) Linac hosting five cryomodules. This SRF-Linac is equipped of two types of 175 MHz half wave superconducting cavities (HWRs). The first type of cavities (cryomodules 1 and 2), characterized by beta equal to 0.11, have been studied and qualified in the frame of IFMIF/EVEDA project. The development of the second type of cavities (cryomodules 3, 4 and 5), with higher beta of 0.18 is presented in this paper. A prototype has been designed, fabricated and tested in a vertical cryostat at CEA. The measured quality factor at nominal accelerating field (4.5 MV/m) is 2.3 10⁹ and keeps higher than 109 up to 10 MV/m, which gives confidence in the cavity design and preparation to reach the expected performances after integration in the SRF linac.

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Received ※ 20 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 29 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 15 July 2023

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TUPTB037

Refurbishment and Reactivation of a Niobium Retort Furnace at DESY

cavity, vacuum, controls, niobium

485

L. Trelle, C. Bate, H. Remde, D. Reschke, J. Schaffran, L. Steder, H. Weise
DESY, Hamburg, Germany

Funding: This work was supported by the Helmholtz Association within the topic Accelerator Research and Development (ARD) of the Matter and Technologies (MT) Program.
For research in the field of heat treatments of supercon-ducting cavities, a niobium ultra-high vacuum furnace built in 1992 - originally used for the titanization of 1.3 GHz nine-cell cavities - and later shut down was recently refurbished and reactivated. A significant upgrade is the ability to run the furnace in partial pressure mode with nitrogen. The furnace is connected directly to the ISO4 area of the clean room for cavity handling. At room temperature vacuum values of around 3×10^-8 mbar are achieved. The revision included the replacement of the complete control system and a partial renewal of the pump technology. The internal mounting structures are optimized for single-cell operation including tandem operation (two single-cell cavities at once) and corresponding accessories such as witness-samples and caps for the cavities. The installation of additional thermocouples for a detailed monitoring of the temperature curves is also possible at the mounting structure. Due to the furnace design, its location and the strict routines in handling, very high purity levels are achieved in comparison to similar setups and hence provide a mighty tool for SRF cavity R&D at DESY.

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TUPTB045

PIP-II SSR2 Cavities Fabrication and Processing Experience

cavity, SRF, niobium, linac

526

M. Parise, P. Berrutti, D. Passarelli
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
P. Duchesne, D. Longuevergne
Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Orsay, France

The Proton Improvement Plan-II (PIP-II) linac will include 35 Single Spoke Resonators type 2 (SSR2). A pre-production SSR2 cryomodule will contain 5 jacketed cavities. Several units are already manufactured and prepared for cold testing. In this work, data collected from the fabrication, processing and preparation of the cavities will be presented and the improvements implemented after the completion of the first unit will be highlighted.

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Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 08 July 2023

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TUPTB062

RF Measurements of the 3rd Harmonic Superconducting Cavity for a Bunch Lengthening

cavity, niobium, superconducting-cavity, MMI

565

J.Y. Yoon, J.H. Han, H.S. Park, Y.D. Yoon
Kiswire Advanced Technology Ltd., Daejeon, Republic of Korea
E. Kako
KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
E.-S. Kim
Korea University Sejong Campus, Sejong, Republic of Korea

The brightness can be increased by minimizing the emittance in the light source, but the reduced emittance also increases the number of collisions of electrons in the beam bunch. Therefore, the bunch lengthening by using the 3rd harmonic cavity reduces the collisions of electrons and increases the Touschek lifetime. Since the resonant frequency of the main RF cavity is 500 MHz, the resonant frequency of 3rd harmonic cavity is selected as 1500 MHz. The prototype cavity is a passive type in which a power coupler is not used, and power is supplied from the beam. The operating temperature is 4.5 K, which is a superconducting cavity. The elliptical double-cell geometry was selected to increase the accelerating voltage of the cavity and reduce power losses. Based on this design, three niobium cavities are fabricated and tested. In this paper, we present the RF measurement results of the 3rd harmonic cavity at room temperature.
*3rd harmonic cavity
*4th generation storage ring

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Received ※ 12 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 13 July 2023

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WECAA01

Progress in European Thin Film Activities

cavity, SRF, niobium, laser

607

C. Pira, O. Azzolini, R. Caforio, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, D. Ford, V.A. Garcia, G. Keppel, G. Marconato, A. Salmaso, F. Stivanello
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
C.Z. Antoine, Y. Kalboussi, Th. Proslier
CEA-IRFU, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
C. Benjamin, O.B. Malyshev, N. Marks, B.S. Sian, R. Valizadeh
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
C. Benjamin, J.W. Bradley, G. Burt, O.B. Malyshev, N. Marks, D.J. Seal, B.S. Sian, S. Simon, D.A. Turner, R. Valizadeh
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
S. Berry
CEA-DRF-IRFU, France
R. Berton, D. Piccoli, F. Piccoli, G. Squizzato, F. Telatin
Piccoli, Noale (VE), Italy
M. Bertucci, R. Paparella
INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI), Italy
M. Bonesso, S. Candela, V. Candela, R. Dima, G. Favero, A. Pepato, P. Rebesan, M. Romanato
INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy
J.W. Bradley, S. Simon
The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
G. Burt, D.J. Seal, D.A. Turner
Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
O. Hryhorenko, D. Longuevergne
Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Orsay, France
X. Jiang, T. Staedler, A.O. Zubtsovskii
University Siegen, Siegen, Germany
S. Keckert, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler
HZB, Berlin, Germany
J. Knobloch
University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
N.L. Leicester
Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
A. Medvids, A. Mychko, P. Onufrijevs
Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
S. Prucnal, S. Zhou
HZDR, Dresden, Germany
R. Ries
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
E. Seiler
IEE, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
L.G.P. Smith
STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
A-M. Valente-Feliciano
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730.
Thin-film cavities with higher Tc superconductors (SC) than Nb promise to move the operating temperature from 2 to 4.5 K with savings 3 orders of magnitude in cryogenic power consumption. Several European labs are coordinating their efforts to obtain a first 1.3 GHz cavity prototype through the I.FAST collaboration and other informal collaborations with CERN and DESY. R&D covers the entire production chain. In particular, new production techniques of seamless Copper and Niobium elliptical cavities via additive manufacturing are studied and evaluated. New acid-free polishing techniques to reduce surface roughness in a more sustainable way such as plasma electropolishing and metallographic polishing have been tested. Optimization of coating parameters of higher Tc SC than Nb (Nb₃Sn, V₃Si, NbTiN) via PVD and multilayer via ALD are on the way. Finally, rapid heat treatments such as Flash Lamp Annealing and Laser Annealing are used to avoid or reduce Cu diffusion in the SC film. The development and characterization of SC coatings is done on planar samples, 6 GHz cavities, choke cavities, QPR and 1.3 GHz cavities. This work presents the progress status of these coordinated efforts.

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WEPWB118

Study and Improvements of Liquid Tin Diffusion Process to Synthesize Nb₃Sn Cylindrical Targets

niobium, simulation, experiment, cavity

868

D. Ford, E. Chyhyrynets, D. Fonnesu, G. Keppel, G. Marconato, C. Pira, A. Salmaso
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy

Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union¿s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 101004730. Work supported by the INFN CSNV experiment SAMARA.
Nb₃Sn thin films on bulk Nb cavities exhibit comparable performance to bulk Nb at lower temperatures, and using Cu as a substrate material can further improve performance and reduce costs. However, coating substrates with curved geometries like elliptical cavities can be challenging due to the brittleness of Nb₃Sn targets produced by a classical sintering technique. This work explores the use of the Liquid Tin Diffusion (LTD) technique to produce sputtering targets for 6 GHz elliptical cavities, which allows for the deposition of thick and uniform coatings on Nb substrate, even for complex geometries. The study includes improvements in the LTD process and the production of a single-use LTD target, as well as the characterization of Nb₃Sn films coated by DC magnetron sputtering using these innovative targets.

Poster WEPWB118 [5.462 MB]

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Received ※ 17 June 2023 — Revised ※ 22 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 26 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 01 August 2023

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