Proof-of-principle demonstration of Nb 3 Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities for high Q 0 applications
Abstract
Many future particle accelerators require hundreds of superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities operating with high duty factor. The large dynamic heat load of the cavities causes the cryogenic plant to make up a significant part of the overall cost of the facility. Our contribution can be reduced by replacing standard niobium cavities with ones coated with a low-dissipation superconductor such as Nb3Sn. Here, we present results for single cell cavities coated with Nb3Sn at Cornell. Five coatings were carried out, showing that at 4.2 K, high Q0 out to medium fields was reproducible, resulting in an average quench field of 14 MV/m and an average 4.2 K Q0 at quench of 8 x 109 . In each case, the peak surface magnetic field at quench was well above Hc1, showing that it is not a limiting field in these cavities. Furthermore, the coating with the best performance had a quench field of 17 MV/m, exceeding gradient requirements for state-of-the-art high duty factor SRF accelerators. It is also shown that—taking into account the thermodynamic efficiency of the cryogenic plant—the 4.2 K Q0 values obtained meet the AC power consumption requirements of state-of-the-art high duty factor accelerators, making this a proof-of-principle demonstration formore »
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- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1184029
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1394822; OSTI ID: 1420540
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-15-680-TD
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Grant/Contract Number:
- ER41628; AC02-07CH11359; PHY-0841213; PHY-1416318
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Volume: 106 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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Posen, S., Liepe, M., and Hall, D. L. Proof-of-principle demonstration of Nb 3 Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities for high Q 0 applications. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4913247.
Posen, S., Liepe, M., & Hall, D. L. Proof-of-principle demonstration of Nb 3 Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities for high Q 0 applications. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913247
Posen, S., Liepe, M., and Hall, D. L. Mon .
"Proof-of-principle demonstration of Nb 3 Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities for high Q 0 applications". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913247.
@article{osti_1184029,
title = {Proof-of-principle demonstration of Nb 3 Sn superconducting radiofrequency cavities for high Q 0 applications},
author = {Posen, S. and Liepe, M. and Hall, D. L.},
abstractNote = {Many future particle accelerators require hundreds of superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities operating with high duty factor. The large dynamic heat load of the cavities causes the cryogenic plant to make up a significant part of the overall cost of the facility. Our contribution can be reduced by replacing standard niobium cavities with ones coated with a low-dissipation superconductor such as Nb3Sn. Here, we present results for single cell cavities coated with Nb3Sn at Cornell. Five coatings were carried out, showing that at 4.2 K, high Q0 out to medium fields was reproducible, resulting in an average quench field of 14 MV/m and an average 4.2 K Q0 at quench of 8 x 109 . In each case, the peak surface magnetic field at quench was well above Hc1, showing that it is not a limiting field in these cavities. Furthermore, the coating with the best performance had a quench field of 17 MV/m, exceeding gradient requirements for state-of-the-art high duty factor SRF accelerators. It is also shown that—taking into account the thermodynamic efficiency of the cryogenic plant—the 4.2 K Q0 values obtained meet the AC power consumption requirements of state-of-the-art high duty factor accelerators, making this a proof-of-principle demonstration for Nb3Sn cavities in future applications.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4913247},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 8,
volume = 106,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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