Author: Kelly, M.P.
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MOPO026 β = 0.285 Half-Wave Resonator for FRIB 132
 
  • P.N. Ostroumov, Z.A. Conway, R.L. Fischer, S.M. Gerbick, M.P. Kelly, A. Kolomiets, B. Mustapha, A. Ortega Bergado
    ANL, Argonne, USA
 
  Funding: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357and WFO 85Y64 Supported by Michigan State University
We have developed an optimized electromagnetic and mechanical design of a 322 MHz half-wave resonator (HWR) suitable for acceleration of ions in the post-stripper section of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB). The cavity design is based on recent advances in SRF technology for TEM-class structures being developed at ANL. Highly optimized EM parameters were achieved using an ”hourglass” cavity shape for the HWR. This new design will be processed with a new HWR horizontal electropolishing system after all mechanical work on the cavity including the welding of the helium vessel is complete. Recently, this procedure was successfully tested on a quarter wave resonator developed for the ATLAS Upgrade which achieved peak surface fields of 70 MV/m and 105 mT. Following these results we propose to operate the HWR with a 2.6 MV accelerating voltage per cavity at the optimal ion velocity of β = 0.285. Fabrication of the cavity can be started immediately as soon as funding is available.
 
 
TUPO021 Current State of Electropolishing at ANL 408
 
  • T. Reid, S.M. Gerbick, M.P. Kelly, R.C. Murphy
    ANL, Argonne, USA
 
  An electropolishing system for 1.3 GHz elliptical single- and 9-cell cavities is in full operation at the joint ANL/FNAL Superconducting Cavity Surface Processing Facility (SCSPF) located at Argonne. Currently, the facility is processing an average of one cavity per week. Single cell cavities are routinely achieving accelerating gradients exceeding 35 MV/m and several recent 9-cell cavities have operated in the region of 35-38 MV/m. Process improvements are continuing with the intent to improve overall yield at 35 MV/m and to improve cavity Q-values. In particular, cavity rf losses at the level of ~5 nOhm in both the low- and medium field regions appear to be sensitive to relatively small changes in EP parameters. Some examples of this are presented here. Finally, electropolishing on dressed 9-cell cavities is being explored as a technique for recovering previously good performing bare cavities where performance has degraded, for example, after rf processing.  
 
TUPO034 A Flexible System for the High Pressure Rinsing of SRF Cavities 456
 
  • R.C. Murphy, S.M. Gerbick, M. Kedzie, M.P. Kelly, T. Reid
    ANL, Argonne, USA
 
  Funding: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
The Physics Division SRF group at Argonne National Laboratory is building a new, high pressure rinse system for the joint ANL/FNAL Superconducting Cavity Surface Processing Facility (SCSPF). The rinsing tool can be easily reconfigured vertically or horizontally to process a variety of SRF cavity shapes and sizes including elliptical, spoke, quarter- and half-wave cavities. The system has been commissioned with a new 72 MHz β=0.077 quarter wave cavity as part of the ATLAS Intensity Upgrade at ANL. The tool is also designed to rinse 1.3 GHz elliptical single-cell and 9-cell cavities, as well as the new 650 MHz elliptical cavities under development for Project-X and Fermilab. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Physics, under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.
 
 
WEIOA03 A New Electropolishing System For Low-Beta SC Cavities 576
 
  • S.M. Gerbick, M.P. Kelly, R.C. Murphy, T. Reid
    ANL, Argonne, USA
 
  A new electropolishing system designed for a completed low-beta niobium SC cavity with integral helium vessel was installed and operated at Argonne National Laboratory. The design was based on that used for the electropolishing of 1.3 GHz 9-cell elliptical cavities for the global ILC development effort at ANL, with the addition of direct water cooling to the cavity surface. This design also allows for repeated chemistry on the cavity, if needed, without producing the rougher surface associated with buffered chemical polishing.  
slides icon Slides WEIOA03 [2.463 MB]  
 
THIOB04 SRF Advances for ATLAS and other β<1 Applications 680
 
  • M.P. Kelly, Z.A. Conway, S.M. Gerbick, M. Kedzie, R.C. Murphy, B. Mustapha, P.N. Ostroumov, T. Reid
    ANL, Argonne, USA
 
  The guiding principle for the design of the new 72 MHz quarter wave SC cavities at Argonne was to provide the maximum possible accelerating gradient along the linac with large acceptance and minimal beam losses. Cavities will be installed into ATLAS in 2012 as the beam intensity upgrade, but are also intended for the next generation of ion linacs to be used in basic and applied science and technology. State-of-the-art cavity designs and fabrication techniques developed at ANL have been applied to the construction of the first prototype. Tests of the prototype 72 MHz QWR demonstrate the highest performance achieved to date for this class of cavity designed to cover the velocity range 0.06<β<0.12. The cavity has very low RF losses and the highest accelerating gradients ever achieved for any quarter-wave structure. Indeed, the accelerating voltage of 4.3 MV is roughly four times higher than that reported for the best SC cavities in this velocity range currently in operation at any facility worldwide. Also, this demonstrated 4.3 MV accelerating voltage substantially exceeds the 2.5 MV design voltage.  
slides icon Slides THIOB04 [3.571 MB]  
 
FRIOA02 Innovative Tuner Designs For Low Beta SRF Cavities 943
 
  • Z.A. Conway, M.P. Kelly, P.N. Ostroumov
    ANL, Argonne, USA
  • K.W. Shepard
    TechSource, Los Alamos, NM, USA
 
  This presentation will give an overview of innovative low-beta (0.05 < beta < 0.6) cavity frequency tuners for heavy-ion accelerators. These cavities typically operate with microphonic induced frequency perturbations which are a significant fraction of the loaded bandwidth. If uncompensated these frequency variations may unnecessarily increase the RF power required to stabilize the phase and amplitude of the cavity RF fields. Several tuner designs with operating details will be reviewed.  
slides icon Slides FRIOA02 [3.112 MB]