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Title: Plasma Treatment of Bulk Niobium Surfaces for SRF Cavities

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OSTI ID:885351

Two types of electric discharges were used to demonstrate the validity of plasma surface treatment for superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities. The experiments were performed on disc-shaped Nb samples and compared with identical samples treated with buffer chemical polishing (BCP) techniques. Surface analysis indicates comparable or superior properties of plasma-treated samples. These promising results are still preliminary and additional work is in progress.

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:
885351
Report Number(s):
JLAB-ACC-06-481; DOE/ER/40150-3960; TRN: US0603864
Resource Relation:
Conference: European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC 06), 26-30 Jun 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English