Laser polishing of niobium for superconducting radio-frequency accelerator applications

Zhao, Liang; Klopf, J. Michael; Reece, Charles E.; Kelley, Michael J.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.083502

Title: Laser polishing of niobium for superconducting radio-frequency accelerator applications

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Authors:: Zhao, Liang; Klopf, J. Michael; Reece, Charles E.; Kelley, Michael J.

Publication Date:: Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1181606

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0007907

Resource Type:: Published Article

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

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-4402

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Zhao, Liang, Klopf, J. Michael, Reece, Charles E., and Kelley, Michael J. Laser polishing of niobium for superconducting radio-frequency accelerator applications.  United States: N. p., 2014. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.083502.

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                    Zhao, Liang, Klopf, J. Michael, Reece, Charles E., & Kelley, Michael J. Laser polishing of niobium for superconducting radio-frequency accelerator applications.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.083502

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  title        = {Laser polishing of niobium for superconducting radio-frequency accelerator applications},

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