Reactive RF Tuning For Compensation of a Detuned Accelerating Cavity
The resonant frequency of an accelerating RF cavity is detuned from the desired frequency by certain physical disturbances, such as thermal and other mechanical wall distortions. Cavity wall distortions due to microphonics (acoustic vibrations) and the Lorentz force (radiation pressure) can be serious problems in pulsed RF operation of superconducting (SRF) cavities with thin cavity walls and a high quality factor. The resulting detuning results a change of input reactance. The offset reactance at the cavity input may be tuned out properly with a reactive element in the input transmission line, so that the generator RF power can be delivered efficiently to the cavity. A fast response electrical tuner may be built for compensating high frequency detuning without any mechanical coupling.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84ER40150
- OSTI ID:
- 834536
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-ACC-02-106; DOE/ER/40150-2977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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