SRF2015 - List of Authors (Aull, S.)

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TUBA03	On the Understanding of Q-Slope of Niobium Thin Films	494
	S. Aull, T. Junginger, A. Sublet, W. Venturini Delsolaro, P. Zhang CERN, Geneva, Switzerland J. Knobloch HZB, Berlin, Germany J. Knobloch University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany A-M. Valente-Feliciano JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
	The Q-slope of niobium coated copper cavities at medium fields is still the limiting factor for the application the Nb/Cu technology in accelerators. This paper presents a dedicated study of a niobium coating with bulk-like characteristics which shows a Q-slope comparable to bulk Nb at 400 MHz and 4 K. Combining the bulk like film with recent findings of the HIE Isolde indicates that the film microstructure and the Nb/Cu interface are the key aspects to understanding the Q-slope.
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TUPB027	Developments on SRF Coatings at CERN	617
	A. Sublet, S. Aull, B. Bártová, S. Calatroni, T. Richard, G.J. Rosaz, M. Taborelli, M. Therasse, W. Venturini Delsolaro, P. Zhang CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	The thin films techniques applied to Superconducting RF (SRF) has a long history at CERN. A large panel of cavities have been coated from LEP, to LHC. For the current and future projects (HIE-ISOLDE, HL-LHC, FCC) there is a need for further higher RF-performances with focus on minimizing residual resistance Rres and maximizing quality factor Q0 of the cavities. This paper will present CERN’s developments on thin films to achieve these goals through the following main axes of research: The first one concerns the application of different coating techniques for Nb (DC-bias diode sputtering, magnetron sputtering and HiPIMS). Another approach is the investigation of alternative materials like Nb3Sn. These lines of development will be supported by a material science approach to characterize and evaluate the layer properties by means of FIB-SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, etc. In addition a numerical tool for plasma simulation will be exploited to develop adapted coating systems and optimize the coating process, from plasma generation to thin film growth.
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TUPB029	Material Quality & SRF Performance of Nb Films Grown on Cu via ECR Plasma Energetic Condensation	622
	A-M. Valente-Feliciano, G.V. Eremeev, C.E. Reece, J.K. Spradlin JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA S. Aull CERN, Geneva, Switzerland Th. Proslier ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA
	Funding: Authored by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC under U.S. DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177. The RF performance of bulk Nb cavities has continuously improved over the years and is approaching the intrinsic limit of the material. Although some margin seems still available with processes such as N surface doping, long term solutions for SRF surfaces efficiency enhancement need to be pursued. Over the years, Nb/Cu technology, despite its shortcomings, has positioned itself as an alternative route for the future of superconducting structures used in accelerators. Significant progress has been made in recent years in the development of energetic deposition techniques such as Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma deposition. Nb films with very high material quality have then been produced by varying the deposition energy alluding to the promise of performing SRF films. This paper presents RF measurements, correlated with surface and material properties, for Nb films showing how, by varying the film growth conditions, the Nb film quality and surface resistance can be altered and how the Q-slope can be eventually overcome.
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TUPB050	Secondary Electron Yield of SRF Materials	686
	S. Aull, T. Junginger, H. Neupert CERN, Geneva, Switzerland S. Aull, J. Knobloch University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany J. Knobloch HZB, Berlin, Germany
	The secondary electron yield (SEY) describes the number of electrons emitted to the vacuum per arriving electron at the surface. For a given geometry, the SEY is the defining factor for multipacting activity. In the quest of superconducting RF materials beyond bulk niobium, we studied the SEY of the currently most important candidates for future SRF applications: Nb3Sn, NbTiN and MgB2. All studies were done on clean but technical surfaces, i.e. on clean surfaces exposed to air and with their native oxides as it would be the case for SRF cavities.
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TUPB080	Diagnostic Developments at CERN’s SRF Testing Facility	778
	A. Macpherson, S. Aull, A. Benoit, P.F. Fernández López, K.G. Hernández-Chahín, C. Jarrige, P. Maesen, K.M. Schirm, R. Torres-Sanchez, R. Valera Teruel CERN, Geneva, Switzerland K.G. Hernández-Chahín DCI-UG, León, Mexico T. Junginger HZB, Berlin, Germany T. Junginger TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada
	As part of CERN’s re-establishment of an SRF cold testing facility for bulk niobium cavities, diagnostic instrumentation and testing procedures on our vertical cryostat have been upgraded, with particular attention given to quench location, ambient magnetic field control, thermometry and thermal cycling techniques. In addition, preparation and measurement procedures have been addressed, allowing for improved measurement of cavity properties and detailed study of transient effects during the course of cavity testing.
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On the Understanding of Q-Slope of Niobium Thin Films

494

S. Aull, T. Junginger, A. Sublet, W. Venturini Delsolaro, P. Zhang
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
J. Knobloch
HZB, Berlin, Germany
J. Knobloch
University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
A-M. Valente-Feliciano
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA

The Q-slope of niobium coated copper cavities at medium fields is still the limiting factor for the application the Nb/Cu technology in accelerators. This paper presents a dedicated study of a niobium coating with bulk-like characteristics which shows a Q-slope comparable to bulk Nb at 400 MHz and 4 K. Combining the bulk like film with recent findings of the HIE Isolde indicates that the film microstructure and the Nb/Cu interface are the key aspects to understanding the Q-slope.

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TUPB027

Developments on SRF Coatings at CERN

617

A. Sublet, S. Aull, B. Bártová, S. Calatroni, T. Richard, G.J. Rosaz, M. Taborelli, M. Therasse, W. Venturini Delsolaro, P. Zhang
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

The thin films techniques applied to Superconducting RF (SRF) has a long history at CERN. A large panel of cavities have been coated from LEP, to LHC. For the current and future projects (HIE-ISOLDE, HL-LHC, FCC) there is a need for further higher RF-performances with focus on minimizing residual resistance Rres and maximizing quality factor Q0 of the cavities. This paper will present CERN’s developments on thin films to achieve these goals through the following main axes of research: The first one concerns the application of different coating techniques for Nb (DC-bias diode sputtering, magnetron sputtering and HiPIMS). Another approach is the investigation of alternative materials like Nb3Sn. These lines of development will be supported by a material science approach to characterize and evaluate the layer properties by means of FIB-SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, etc. In addition a numerical tool for plasma simulation will be exploited to develop adapted coating systems and optimize the coating process, from plasma generation to thin film growth.

Poster TUPB027 [1.070 MB]

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TUPB029

Material Quality & SRF Performance of Nb Films Grown on Cu via ECR Plasma Energetic Condensation

622

A-M. Valente-Feliciano, G.V. Eremeev, C.E. Reece, J.K. Spradlin
JLab, Newport News, Virginia, USA
S. Aull
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Th. Proslier
ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA

Funding: Authored by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC under U.S. DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177.
The RF performance of bulk Nb cavities has continuously improved over the years and is approaching the intrinsic limit of the material. Although some margin seems still available with processes such as N surface doping, long term solutions for SRF surfaces efficiency enhancement need to be pursued. Over the years, Nb/Cu technology, despite its shortcomings, has positioned itself as an alternative route for the future of superconducting structures used in accelerators. Significant progress has been made in recent years in the development of energetic deposition techniques such as Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma deposition. Nb films with very high material quality have then been produced by varying the deposition energy alluding to the promise of performing SRF films. This paper presents RF measurements, correlated with surface and material properties, for Nb films showing how, by varying the film growth conditions, the Nb film quality and surface resistance can be altered and how the Q-slope can be eventually overcome.

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TUPB050

Secondary Electron Yield of SRF Materials

686

S. Aull, T. Junginger, H. Neupert
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
S. Aull, J. Knobloch
University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
J. Knobloch
HZB, Berlin, Germany

The secondary electron yield (SEY) describes the number of electrons emitted to the vacuum per arriving electron at the surface. For a given geometry, the SEY is the defining factor for multipacting activity. In the quest of superconducting RF materials beyond bulk niobium, we studied the SEY of the currently most important candidates for future SRF applications: Nb3Sn, NbTiN and MgB2. All studies were done on clean but technical surfaces, i.e. on clean surfaces exposed to air and with their native oxides as it would be the case for SRF cavities.

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TUPB080

Diagnostic Developments at CERN’s SRF Testing Facility

778

A. Macpherson, S. Aull, A. Benoit, P.F. Fernández López, K.G. Hernández-Chahín, C. Jarrige, P. Maesen, K.M. Schirm, R. Torres-Sanchez, R. Valera Teruel
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
K.G. Hernández-Chahín
DCI-UG, León, Mexico
T. Junginger
HZB, Berlin, Germany
T. Junginger
TRIUMF, Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Vancouver, Canada

As part of CERN’s re-establishment of an SRF cold testing facility for bulk niobium cavities, diagnostic instrumentation and testing procedures on our vertical cryostat have been upgraded, with particular attention given to quench location, ambient magnetic field control, thermometry and thermal cycling techniques. In addition, preparation and measurement procedures have been addressed, allowing for improved measurement of cavity properties and detailed study of transient effects during the course of cavity testing.

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