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Title: Advanced surface cleaning methods: three years of experience with high pressure ultrapure water rinsing of superconducting cavaties

Abstract

In the last three years we have carried out a large number of tests ofn single cell and multi-cell niobium and Nb{sub 3}Sn cavities at L- band frequencies, which as a final surface cleaning step had been rinsed with high pressure jets of ultrapure water. This treatment resulted in an unprecedented quality and reproducibility of cavity performance. Field emission free surfaces up to peak surface electric fields of E{sup peak} {ge} 45 MV/m were achieved nearly routinely after buffered chemical polishing of niobium surfaces. In addition, residual surface resistances below R{sub res} {le} 10 n{Omega} and as low as R{sub res} = 2 n{Omega} were not uncommon. In 5-cell production cavities of the Cornell/CEBAF shape gradients as high as E{sub acc} =21.5 MV/m corresponding to peak surface fields of E{sub peak} {approx} 55 MV/m have been measured after post purification with Ti without the need for rf-processing. Several Nb{sub 3}Sn - cavities exhibited no field emission loading after high pressure ultrapure water rinsing up to the maximum achievable surface fields of E{sup peak} {approx} 33 MV/m; the field limits were given by the available rf-power. The unprecedented reproducibility of the cavities permitted serial testing of various parameters affecting cavity performancemore » such as the influence of residual gas inside the cavities prior to cooldown, the removal of the surface damage layer or the impact of peripheral parts such as rf-windows. The major portion of this paper summarizes several of the results obtained from investigations carried out during the last three years. The second part discusses possibilities for further improvements in cavity cleaning.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
371328
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/40150-334; CEBAF-PR-95-23; CONF-950512-395
ON: DE96013317
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84ER40150
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 16. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) particle accelerator conference, Dallas, TX (United States), 1-5 May 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; SUPERCONDUCTING CAVITY RESONATORS; SURFACE CLEANING; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM BASE ALLOYS; TIN ALLOYS; TESTING; WATER; JETS; CHEMICAL POLISHING; SUPERCONDUCTORS

Citation Formats

Kneisel, P, and Lewis, B. Advanced surface cleaning methods: three years of experience with high pressure ultrapure water rinsing of superconducting cavaties. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kneisel, P, & Lewis, B. Advanced surface cleaning methods: three years of experience with high pressure ultrapure water rinsing of superconducting cavaties. United States.
Kneisel, P, and Lewis, B. 1995. "Advanced surface cleaning methods: three years of experience with high pressure ultrapure water rinsing of superconducting cavaties". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/371328.
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abstractNote = {In the last three years we have carried out a large number of tests ofn single cell and multi-cell niobium and Nb{sub 3}Sn cavities at L- band frequencies, which as a final surface cleaning step had been rinsed with high pressure jets of ultrapure water. This treatment resulted in an unprecedented quality and reproducibility of cavity performance. Field emission free surfaces up to peak surface electric fields of E{sup peak} {ge} 45 MV/m were achieved nearly routinely after buffered chemical polishing of niobium surfaces. In addition, residual surface resistances below R{sub res} {le} 10 n{Omega} and as low as R{sub res} = 2 n{Omega} were not uncommon. In 5-cell production cavities of the Cornell/CEBAF shape gradients as high as E{sub acc} =21.5 MV/m corresponding to peak surface fields of E{sub peak} {approx} 55 MV/m have been measured after post purification with Ti without the need for rf-processing. Several Nb{sub 3}Sn - cavities exhibited no field emission loading after high pressure ultrapure water rinsing up to the maximum achievable surface fields of E{sup peak} {approx} 33 MV/m; the field limits were given by the available rf-power. The unprecedented reproducibility of the cavities permitted serial testing of various parameters affecting cavity performance such as the influence of residual gas inside the cavities prior to cooldown, the removal of the surface damage layer or the impact of peripheral parts such as rf-windows. The major portion of this paper summarizes several of the results obtained from investigations carried out during the last three years. The second part discusses possibilities for further improvements in cavity cleaning.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/371328}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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