Rugged Ceramic Window for RF Applications
- Muons Inc., Batavia, IL (United States)
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
High-current RF cavities that are needed for many accelerator applications are often limited by the power transmission capability of the pressure barriers (windows) that separate the cavity from the power source. Most efforts to improve RF window design have focused on alumina ceramic, the most popular historical choice, and have not taken advantage of new materials. Alternative window materials have been investigated using a novel Merit Factor comparison and likely candidates have been tested for the material properties which will enable construction in the self-matched window configuration. Window assemblies have also been modeled and fabricated using compressed window techniques which have proven to increase the power handling capability of waveguide windows. Candidate materials have been chosen to be used in fabricating a window for high power testing at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
- Research Organization:
- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-06OR23177
- OSTI ID:
- 993523
- Report Number(s):
- JLAB-ACC-09-1118; DOE/OR/23177-1372; USDOE SBIR Grant DE-FG02-08ER85171; TRN: US1100203
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Final CRADA report 2008s010 Muons, Inc. Also poster compiled for PAC 2009, 4-8 May 2009, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, published in proceedings
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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