Author: Goudket, P.
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TUPB064 Superconducting Thin Film Test Cavity Commissioning 731
 
  • P. Goudket, K.D. Dumbell, L. Gurran, O.B. Malyshev, N. Pattalwar, S.M. Pattalwar, R. Valizadeh
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • G. Burt, L. Gurran
    Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • G. Burt, L. Gurran
    Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  • P. Goudket, O.B. Malyshev, S.M. Pattalwar, R. Valizadeh
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • T.J. Jones, E.S. Jordan
    STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
 
  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.  
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TUPB001 Progress on Superconducting RF Cavity Development With UK Industry 521
 
  • A.E. Wheelhouse, R.K. Buckley, L.S. Cowie, P. Goudket, A.R. Goulden, P.A. McIntosh
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.R. Everard, N. Shakespeare
    Shakespeare Engineering, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, United Kingdom
 
  As part of a STFC Industrial Programme Support (IPS) Scheme grant, Daresbury Laboratory and Shakespeare Engineering Ltd have been developing the capability to fabricate, process, and test a 9-cell, 1.3 GHz superconducting RF cavity. The objective of the programme of work is to achieve an accelerating gradient of greater than 20 MV/m at an unloaded quality factor of 1.0 x 1010 or better. Processes such as the high pressure rinsing and the buffer chemical polishing are being developed at Daresbury Laboratory and the manufacturing of the cavity half cells and beampipes are being optimised by Shakespeare Engineering to enable this target to be achieved. These are discussed in this paper.  
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THPB033 Frequency Measurement and Tuning of a 9-Cell Superconducting Cavity Developed with UK Industry 1158
 
  • L.S. Cowie, P. Goudket, A.R. Goulden, P.A. McIntosh, A.E. Wheelhouse
    STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  • J.R. Everard, N. Shakespeare
    Shakespeare Engineering, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, United Kingdom
  • B. Lamb, S. Postlethwaite, N. Templeton
    STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
 
  As part of an STFC Innovations Partnership Scheme (IPS) grant, in support of enabling UK industry to address the large potential market for superconducting RF structures, Daresbury Laboratory and Shakespeare Engineering Ltd are collaborating to produce a 1.3 GHz 9 cell niobium cavity. This paper describes the procedures to ensure the cavity reaches the required frequency and field flatness. The frequency of each half-cell was measured using a custom measurement apparatus. Combined mechanical and RF simulations were used to compensate for cavity deformation during measurement. Results of Coordinate Measurement Machine measurements of one half-cell are presented. The same procedure will be used to trim the cells at the dumbbell stage, and the full 9-cell cavity will be tuned once welded.  
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