Author: Bowring, D.L.
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MOOCA02 RF Design and Operation of a Modular Cavity for Muon Ionization Cooling R&D 42
 
  • Y. Torun
    IIT, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • D.L. Bowring, M.A. Palmer, K. Yonehara
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
 
  Funding: Supported by the US Department of Energy Office of Science through the Muon Accelerator Program.
Ionization cooling channel designs call for the operation of high-gradient, normal-conducting RF cavities in multi-Tesla solenoidal magnetic fields. However, strong magnetic fields have been shown in some cases to limit the maximum achievable gradient in RF cavities. This gradient limit is characterized by RF breakdown and damage to the cavity surface. To study this issue, we have developed an experimental program at Fermilab's MuCool Test Area (MTA) based on a modular pillbox cavity operating at 805 MHz. The modular cavity design allows for the evaluation of different cavity geometries and materials – such as beryllium – which may ameliorate or circumvent RF breakdown triggers. We present a summary of recent results and plans for the future of the MTA normal conducting RF cavity program.
 
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DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2014-MOOCA02  
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THPRI071 Instrumentation for Characterizing 201-MHz MICE Cavity at Fermilab 3930
 
  • M. Chung, D.L. Bowring, A. Moretti, R.J. Pasquinelli, D.W. Peterson, R.P. Schultz
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
  • P.G. Lane, Y. Torun
    Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illlinois, USA
  • L. Somaschini
    INFN-Pisa, Pisa, Italy
 
  A 201-MHz single cavity module is installed in the Mucool Test Area (MTA) of Fermilab to test the performance of the cavity at the design parameters for the International Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) particularly in multi-Tesla external magnetic fields. To monitor various aspects of the cavity and to understand detailed physics involved in RF breakdown and multipacting, numerous instrumentation is installed on the cavity module and also in the experimental hall, which includes thermocouples, infrared sensors, electron pickups, fiber light guides, and radiation detectors. In this paper, we will present details of each diagnostic and initial test results.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2014-THPRI071  
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