IPAC2021 - List of Authors (Wegner, R.)

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MOPAB142	A Compact, Low-Field, Broadband Matching Section for Externally-Powered X-Band Dielectric-Loaded Accelerating Structures	495
	Y. Wei, C.P. Welsch The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom H. Bursali Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy N. Catalán Lasheras, S. Gonzalez Anton, A. Grudiev, R. Wegner, Y. Wei CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland B.T. Freemire, C.-J. Jing Euclid TechLabs, Solon, Ohio, USA J. Sauza-Bedolla Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom Y. Wei, C.P. Welsch Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	It has been technically challenging to efficiently couple external radiofrequency (RF) power to cylindrical dielectric-loaded accelerating (DLA) structures. This is especially true when the DLA structure has a high dielectric constant. This contribution presents a novel design of a matching section for coupling the RF power from a circular waveguide to an X-band DLA structure with a dielectric constant ε_r=16.66 and a loss tangent \tanθ = 3.43× 10^-5. It consists of a very compact dielectric disk with a width of 2.035 mm and a tilt angle of 60 degrees, resulting in a broadband coupling at a low RF field which has the potential to survive in the high-power environment. To prevent a sharp dielectric corner break, a 45-degree chamfer is added. Moreover, a microscale vacuum gap, caused by metallic clamping between the thin coating and the outer thick copper jacket, is studied in detail. Based on simulation studies, a prototype of the DLA structure with the matching sections was fabricated. Results from preliminary bench measurements and their comparison with design values will also be discussed.
	Poster MOPAB142 [2.617 MB]
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-MOPAB142
About •	paper received ※ 11 May 2021 paper accepted ※ 21 May 2021 issue date ※ 19 August 2021
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A Compact, Low-Field, Broadband Matching Section for Externally-Powered X-Band Dielectric-Loaded Accelerating Structures

495

Y. Wei, C.P. Welsch
The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
H. Bursali
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
N. Catalán Lasheras, S. Gonzalez Anton, A. Grudiev, R. Wegner, Y. Wei
CERN, Meyrin, Switzerland
B.T. Freemire, C.-J. Jing
Euclid TechLabs, Solon, Ohio, USA
J. Sauza-Bedolla
Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Y. Wei, C.P. Welsch
Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

It has been technically challenging to efficiently couple external radiofrequency (RF) power to cylindrical dielectric-loaded accelerating (DLA) structures. This is especially true when the DLA structure has a high dielectric constant. This contribution presents a novel design of a matching section for coupling the RF power from a circular waveguide to an X-band DLA structure with a dielectric constant ε_r=16.66 and a loss tangent \tanθ = 3.43× 10^-5. It consists of a very compact dielectric disk with a width of 2.035 mm and a tilt angle of 60 degrees, resulting in a broadband coupling at a low RF field which has the potential to survive in the high-power environment. To prevent a sharp dielectric corner break, a 45-degree chamfer is added. Moreover, a microscale vacuum gap, caused by metallic clamping between the thin coating and the outer thick copper jacket, is studied in detail. Based on simulation studies, a prototype of the DLA structure with the matching sections was fabricated. Results from preliminary bench measurements and their comparison with design values will also be discussed.

Poster MOPAB142 [2.617 MB]

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2021-MOPAB142

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paper received ※ 11 May 2021 paper accepted ※ 21 May 2021 issue date ※ 19 August 2021

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