Cryogenic testing of the 2.1 GHz five-cell superconducting RF cavity with a photonic band gap coupler cell
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
- Niowave, Inc., 1012 North Walnut Street, Lansing, Michigan 48906 (United States)
We present results from cryogenic tests of the multi-cell superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavity with a photonic band gap (PBG) coupler cell. Achieving high average beam currents is particularly desirable for future light sources and particle colliders based on SRF energy-recovery-linacs (ERLs). Beam current in ERLs is limited by the beam break-up instability, caused by parasitic higher order modes (HOMs) interacting with the beam in accelerating cavities. A PBG cell incorporated in an accelerating cavity can reduce the negative effect of HOMs by providing a frequency selective damping mechanism, thus allowing significantly higher beam currents. The multi-cell cavity was designed and fabricated of niobium. Two cryogenic (vertical) tests were conducted. The high unloaded Q-factor was demonstrated at a temperature of 4.2 K at accelerating gradients up to 3 MV/m. The measured value of the unloaded Q-factor was 1.55 × 10{sup 8}, in agreement with prediction.
- OSTI ID:
- 22590734
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 22; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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