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TY - CPAPER AU - Goudket, P. AU - Burt, G. AU - Dumbell, K.D. AU - Goudket, P. AU - Gurran, L. AU - Jones, T.J. AU - Jordan, E.S. AU - Malyshev, O.B. AU - Pattalwar, N. AU - Pattalwar, S.M. AU - Valizadeh, R. TI - Superconducting Thin Film Test Cavity Commissioning J2 - Proc. of International Conference on RF Superconductivity (SRF2015), Whistler, BC, Canada, Sept. 13-18, 2015 AB - A radiofrequency (RF) cavity and cryostat dedicated to the measurement of superconducting coatings at GHz frequencies was designed to evaluate surface resistive losses on a flat sample. The test cavity consists of two parts: a cylindrical half-cell made of bulk niobium (Nb) and a flat Nb disc. The two parts can be thermally and electrically isolated via a vacuum gap, whereas the electromagnetic fields are constrained through the use of RF chokes. Both parts are conduction cooled hence the cavity halves are suspended in vacuum during operation. The flat disc can be replaced with a sample, such as a Cu disc coated with a film of niobium or any other superconducting material. The RF test provides simple cavity Q-factor measurements as well as calorimetric measurements of the losses on the sample. The advantage of this method is the combination of a compact cavity with a simple planar sample. The paper describes the RF, mechanical and cryogenic design, and initial commissioning of the system with notes on how any issues arising are to be addressed. PB - JACoW CY - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 731 EP - 734 KW - cavity KW - vacuum KW - niobium KW - cryogenics KW - resonance DA - 2015/12 PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-95450-178-6 DO - 10.18429/JACoW-SRF2015-TUPB064 UR - http://srf2015.vrws.de/papers/tupb064.pdf ER -