Thermal link design for conduction cooling of SRF cavities using cryocoolers
Journal Article
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· IEEE Trans.Appl.Supercond.
OSTI ID:1487040
- Fermilab
Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities with quality factors ~1010 near 4 K have potential to be cooled using re-generative-cycle cryocoolers. Contrary to using liquid helium, cry-ogen-free operation can be realized by conductively linking a cavity to a cryocooler. The cavity-cryocooler thermal link needs careful design for balancing cooling capacity of the cryocooler with the dissipation rate in the cavity. We present a thermal analysis of a conduction-cooled SRF cavity that identifies the link thermal con-ductance requirement. The analysis uses published or expected RF dissipation characteristics of an Nb3Sn coated niobium cavity and in-house measured cooling capacity of a commercial pulse tube cryocooler. We describe mechanical design of a link that is con-structed using commercial high-purity aluminum and facilitates bolted-connection to elliptical SRF cavities. The thermal perfor-mance of the link is assessed by finite element simulations, taking into account temperature dependent thermal conductivities and measured thermal contact resistance of aluminum and niobium. The link is shown to support operation at an accelerating gradient of 10 MV/m with the lowest-known ‘perfect’ Nb3Sn surface re-sistance (10 nΩ) and also under non-ideal cases that assume certain static heat leak into the system and non-perfect Nb3Sn coatings
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1487040
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-18-491-DI-TD; 1708486
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans.Appl.Supercond., Journal Name: IEEE Trans.Appl.Supercond.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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