Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity

Dhakal, P.; Ciovati, G.; Myneni, G. R.; Gray, K. E.; Groll, N.; Maheshwari, P.; McRae, D. M.; Pike, R.; Proslier, T.; Stevie, F.; Walsh, R. P.; Yang, Q.; Zasadzinzki, J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.042001

Title: Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity

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Authors:: Dhakal, P.; Ciovati, G.; Myneni, G. R.; Gray, K. E.; Groll, N.; Maheshwari, P.; McRae, D. M.; Pike, R.; Proslier, T.; Stevie, F.; Walsh, R. P.; Yang, Q.; Zasadzinzki, J.

Publication Date:: Wed Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1091912

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-4402

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Dhakal, P., Ciovati, G., Myneni, G. R., Gray, K. E., Groll, N., Maheshwari, P., McRae, D. M., Pike, R., Proslier, T., Stevie, F., Walsh, R. P., Yang, Q., and Zasadzinzki, J. Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Dhakal, P., Ciovati, G., Myneni, G. R., Gray, K. E., Groll, N., Maheshwari, P., McRae, D. M., Pike, R., Proslier, T., Stevie, F., Walsh, R. P., Yang, Q., & Zasadzinzki, J. Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.042001

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                    Dhakal, P., Ciovati, G., Myneni, G. R., Gray, K. E., Groll, N., Maheshwari, P., McRae, D. M., Pike, R., Proslier, T., Stevie, F., Walsh, R. P., Yang, Q., and Zasadzinzki, J. Wed .  
"Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.042001.

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  title        = {Effect of high temperature heat treatments on the quality factor of a large-grain superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavity},

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  year         = {Wed Apr 10 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

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