Author: Watanabe, Y.
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THAA04 Comparison of Cavity Fabrication and Performances Between Fine Grains, Large Grains and Seamless Cavities 1006
 
  • K. Umemori, H. Inoue, T. Kubo, H. Shimizu, Y. Watanabe, M. Yamanaka
    KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
  • A. Hocker
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
  • T. Tajima
    LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA
 
  In KEK-CFF, L-band SRF cavity fabrication studies have been actively proceeded. Main target of the R&D is investigation of cavity fabrication methods using different Nb materials. In this talk, we report mainly focus on the experiences obtained from single cell cavity fabrications. First, different Nb materials are compared, between fine grain Nb and large grain(LG) Nb from different vendors including low RRR LG Nb, in which, cavities were fabricated by electron beam welding method. Difficulty on LG cavity fabrication come from deformation due to stressed grain boundaries. In addition to nominal electron beam welded cavities, hydro-formed seamless cavities have been fabricated. Relatively large difference of equator and iris ratio cause difficulty on expansion of Nb pipes. Good qualified Nb pipe is essential and control of hydro-forming steps including annealing of materials is also important. In order to evaluate these cavity performances, vertical tests were carried out. Generally, they showed good performances. In this presentation, fabrication processes, technical difficulties, mitigation strategies and vertical test results are presented.  
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THPB030 Fabrication and Evaluation of Low RRR Large Grain 1-Cell Cavity 1146
 
  • H. Shimizu, H. Inoue, E. Kako, T. Saeki, K. Umemori, Y. Watanabe, M. Yamanaka
    KEK, Ibaraki, Japan
 
  Successive R&D studies of SRF cavities are ongoing at KEK by using existing facilities of Cavity Fabrication Facility (CFF) and other equipment of Superconducting Test facility (STF). Recently, there are studies on the low RRR of niobium material with high and uniform concentration of tantalum which could be used for the fabrication of high performance SRF cavity, and hence it could reduce the fabrication cost of cavities [1]. In order to confirm the advantage of the material, a large-grain single-cell cavity was fabricated at CFF/KEK with sheets sliced from a low RRR niobium ingot with high and uniform concentration of tantalum. The resistivity measurement of sample from sliced sheet showed the RRR value of 100, whereas it is about 400 for the nominal qualification of fine-grain sheets at KEK. The low RRR large-grain single-cell cavity was already fabricated at CFF/KEK. The quality control of the fabrication processes are well under control. Then several vertical tests of the cavity were done at STF/KEK. In this presentation, the results of the vertical tests are shown. The potential of the low RRR niobium material for SRF cavity are discussed.
*P.Kneisel et al, NIM A774(2015)133
 
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