IPAC2012 - List of Authors (DeMello, A.J.)

Paper	Title	Page
THPPC033	Progress on a Cavity with Beryllium Walls for Muon Ionization Cooling Channel R&D	3356
	D.L. Bowring, A.J. DeMello, A.R. Lambert, D. Li, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA D.M. Kaplan Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA R.B. Palmer BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
	Funding: Work supported by the Director, Office of Science, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The Muon Accelerator Program (MAP) collaboration is working to develop an ionization cooling channel for future muon colliders. The ionization cooling channel requires the operation of high-gradient, normal-conducting RF cavities in solenoidal magnetic fields up to 5 T. However, experiments conducted at Fermilab's MuCool Test Area (MTA) show that increasing the solenoidal field strength reduces the maximum achievable cavity gradient. This gradient limit is characterized by an RF breakdown process that has caused significant damage to copper cavity interiors. The damage is likely caused by field-emitted electrons, focused by the solenoidal magnetic field onto small areas of the inner cavity surface. Local heating may then induce material fatigue and surface damage. Fabricating a cavity with beryllium walls would mitigate this damage due to beryllium's low density, low thermal expansion, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. This poster addresses the design and fabrication of a pillbox RF cavity with beryllium walls, in order to evaluate the performance of high-gradient cavities in strong magnetic fields.

THPPC049	Progress on the MICE 201 MHz RF Cavity at LBNL	3398
	T.H. Luo, D.J. Summers UMiss, University, Mississippi, USA A.J. DeMello, D. Li, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
	The international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) aims at demonstrating transverse cooling of muon beams by ionization. The ionization cooling channel of MICE requires eight 201-MHz normal conducting RF cavities to compensate for the longitudinal beam energy loss in the cooling channel. In this paper, we present recent progresses on MICE RF cavity at LBNL, which includes electro-polishing, intended to improve the cavity performance in the presence of strong external magnetic field; low power RF measurements on resonant frequency and Q value of each cavity with a pair of curved- beryllium windows to terminate the cavity irises. Multipacting simulations are conducted using SLAC’s ACE-3P code to study the effects in the cavity and coupler regions with the influence by external magnetic field.

THPPP093	Progress on MICE RFCC Module	3954
	D. Li, D.L. Bowring, A.J. DeMello, S.A. Gourlay, M.A. Green, N. Li, T.O. Niinikoski, H. Pan, S. Prestemon, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA A.D. Bross, R.H. Carcagno, V. Kashikhin, C. Sylvester Fermilab, Batavia, USA Y. Cao, S. Sun, L. Wang, L. Yin SINAP, Shanghai, People's Republic of China A.B. Chen, B. Guo, L. Li, F.Y. Xu ICST, Harbin, People's Republic of China D.M. Kaplan Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA T.H. Luo, D.J. Summers UMiss, University, Mississippi, USA
	Funding: This work was supported by the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy under DOE contract number DE-AC02-05CH11231, US Muon Accelerator Program and NSF MRI award: 0959000. Recent progress on the design and fabrication of the RFCC (RF and Coupling Coil) module for the international MICE (Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment) will be reported. The MICE ionization cooling channel has two RFCC modules; each having four 201-MHz normal conducting RF cavities surrounded by one superconducting coupling coil (solenoid) magnet. The magnet is designed to be cooled by 3 cryocoolers. Fabrication of the RF cavities is complete; preparation for the cavity electro-polishing, low power RF measurements and tuning are in progress at LBNL. Fabrication of the cold mass of the first coupling coil magnet has been completed in China and the cold mass arrived at LBNL in late 2011. Preparations for testing the cold mass are currently under way at Fermilab. Plans for the RFCC module assembly and integration are being developed and will be described.

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Progress on a Cavity with Beryllium Walls for Muon Ionization Cooling Channel R&D

3356

D.L. Bowring, A.J. DeMello, A.R. Lambert, D. Li, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
D.M. Kaplan
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
R.B. Palmer
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA

Funding: Work supported by the Director, Office of Science, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.
The Muon Accelerator Program (MAP) collaboration is working to develop an ionization cooling channel for future muon colliders. The ionization cooling channel requires the operation of high-gradient, normal-conducting RF cavities in solenoidal magnetic fields up to 5 T. However, experiments conducted at Fermilab's MuCool Test Area (MTA) show that increasing the solenoidal field strength reduces the maximum achievable cavity gradient. This gradient limit is characterized by an RF breakdown process that has caused significant damage to copper cavity interiors. The damage is likely caused by field-emitted electrons, focused by the solenoidal magnetic field onto small areas of the inner cavity surface. Local heating may then induce material fatigue and surface damage. Fabricating a cavity with beryllium walls would mitigate this damage due to beryllium's low density, low thermal expansion, and high electrical and thermal conductivity. This poster addresses the design and fabrication of a pillbox RF cavity with beryllium walls, in order to evaluate the performance of high-gradient cavities in strong magnetic fields.

THPPC049

Progress on the MICE 201 MHz RF Cavity at LBNL

3398

T.H. Luo, D.J. Summers
UMiss, University, Mississippi, USA
A.J. DeMello, D. Li, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA

The international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) aims at demonstrating transverse cooling of muon beams by ionization. The ionization cooling channel of MICE requires eight 201-MHz normal conducting RF cavities to compensate for the longitudinal beam energy loss in the cooling channel. In this paper, we present recent progresses on MICE RF cavity at LBNL, which includes electro-polishing, intended to improve the cavity performance in the presence of strong external magnetic field; low power RF measurements on resonant frequency and Q value of each cavity with a pair of curved- beryllium windows to terminate the cavity irises. Multipacting simulations are conducted using SLAC’s ACE-3P code to study the effects in the cavity and coupler regions with the influence by external magnetic field.

THPPP093

Progress on MICE RFCC Module

3954

D. Li, D.L. Bowring, A.J. DeMello, S.A. Gourlay, M.A. Green, N. Li, T.O. Niinikoski, H. Pan, S. Prestemon, S.P. Virostek, M.S. Zisman
LBNL, Berkeley, California, USA
A.D. Bross, R.H. Carcagno, V. Kashikhin, C. Sylvester
Fermilab, Batavia, USA
Y. Cao, S. Sun, L. Wang, L. Yin
SINAP, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
A.B. Chen, B. Guo, L. Li, F.Y. Xu
ICST, Harbin, People's Republic of China
D.M. Kaplan
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, USA
T.H. Luo, D.J. Summers
UMiss, University, Mississippi, USA

Funding: This work was supported by the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy under DOE contract number DE-AC02-05CH11231, US Muon Accelerator Program and NSF MRI award: 0959000.
Recent progress on the design and fabrication of the RFCC (RF and Coupling Coil) module for the international MICE (Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment) will be reported. The MICE ionization cooling channel has two RFCC modules; each having four 201-MHz normal conducting RF cavities surrounded by one superconducting coupling coil (solenoid) magnet. The magnet is designed to be cooled by 3 cryocoolers. Fabrication of the RF cavities is complete; preparation for the cavity electro-polishing, low power RF measurements and tuning are in progress at LBNL. Fabrication of the cold mass of the first coupling coil magnet has been completed in China and the cold mass arrived at LBNL in late 2011. Preparations for testing the cold mass are currently under way at Fermilab. Plans for the RFCC module assembly and integration are being developed and will be described.