Author: Weingarten, W.
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WEPPC029 Design and Development of an Octopus Thermometric System for the 704 MHz Single-cell SPL Cavity at CERN 2266
 
  • K.C. Liao, L. Arnaudon, O. Brunner, E. Ciapala, D.C. Glenat, W. Weingarten
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  The octopus thermometric system is designed for the 704 MHz superconducting proton linac (SPL) cavity to detect hot spots and X-rays caused by normal conducting defects and the impact of emission electrons. This system features an octopus body and tentacle structure for good contact with the cavity and easy assembly, a multiplexing circuit with integrated microprocessor for efficient readout and a high density temperature sensor arrangement in order to complete a high resolution temperature and X-ray map. The first prototype is being manufactured and investigations are undergoing for further development.  
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WEPPC030 Second Sound Measurement Using SMD Resistors to Simulate Quench Locations on the 704 MHz Single-cell Cavity at CERN 2269
 
  • K.C. Liao, O. Brunner, E. Ciapala, T. Junginger, W. Weingarten
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Oscillating superleak transducers (OSTs) containing a flexible porous membrane are widely used to detect the so-called second sound temperature wave when a quench event occurs in a superconducting RF cavity. In principle, from the measured speed of this wave and the travel time between the quench event and several OSTs, the location of the quench sites can be derived by triangulation. Second sound behavior has been simulated though different surface mount (SMD) resistors setups on a Superconducting Proton Linac (SPL) test cavity, to help understand the underlying physics and improve quench localisation. Experiments are described that have been conducted to search for explanation of heat transfer mechanism during cavity quench that causes contradictory triangulation results.  
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WEPPC033 RF and Surface Properties of Bulk Niobium and Niobium Film Samples 2278
 
  • T. Junginger, W. Weingarten
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • R. Seviour
    University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
  • C.P. Welsch
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
 
  Funding: Work supported by the German Doctoral Students program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
The surface resistance Rs of superconducting cavities can be obtained from the unloaded quality factor Q0. Since RS varies strongly over the cavity surface its value must be interpreted as averaged over the whole cavity surface. A more convenient way to investigate the surface resistance of superconducting materials is therefore to examine small samples, because they can be manufactured cheaply, duplicated easily and used for further surface analyses. At CERN a compact Quadrupole Resonator has been developed for the RF characterization of superconducting samples at different frequencies. In this contribution, results from measurements on bulk niobium and niobium film on copper samples are presented. Different models accounting for the field depended surface resistance are being confronted by the experimental results. The RF results are being correlated to surface analyses measurements carried out on the same samples.