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Title: Microscopic Investigation of Materials Limitations of Superconducting RF Cavities

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1373920· OSTI ID:1373920
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  1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

Our overall goal is to contribute to the understanding of defects that limit the high accelerating gradient performance of Nb SRF cavities. Our approach is to develop a microscopic connection between materials defects and SRF performance. We developed a near-field microwave microscope to establish this connection. The microscope is based on magnetic hard drive write heads, which are designed to create very strong rf magnetic fields in very small volumes on a surface.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0012036
OSTI ID:
1373920
Report Number(s):
DE-SC0012036T
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English