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Title: On the reliable determination of the magnetic field for first flux-line penetration in technical niobium material

Journal Article ·
OSTI ID:913464

We present a way to reliably determine the field for first penetration H$$_P$$ in various kinds of bulk samples of niobium material used in the technical applications like fabrication of superconducting RF-cavities. Special attention is given to the role of flux line pinning in the determination of H$$_P$$. It is observed that the pinning properties and H$$_P$$ can change (or can be altered) significantly with the chemical treatment of bulk niobium. A correlation is proposed between H$$_P$$ of the niobium materials and the anomalous high-field Q-drop observed in the superconducting RF-cavities fabricated using such niobium material.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE - Office of Energy Research (ER)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84ER40150
OSTI ID:
913464
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACO-07-714; DOE/ER/40150-4303; TRN: US0800689
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English