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| THP66 | Measurement and Control of Microphonics in High Loaded-Q Superconducting RF Cavities | 763 |
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Superconducting radio frequency (SRF) linacs with light beam loading, such as the CEBAF upgrade, RIA and energy recovery linacs, operate more efficiently with loaded-Q values >1·107. The narrow band-width puts stringent limits on acceptable levels of vibration, also called microphonics, that detune the SRF cavities. Typical sources of vibration are rotating machinery, fluid fluctuations and ground motion. A prototype RIA 805 MHz v/c=0.47 cryomodule is presently under test in realistic operating conditions [1]. Real-time frequency detuning measurements were made for modulation rates from DC to 1 kHz. At 2 K the maximum frequency deviation was less than 100 Hz peak-to-peak, and was consistent with high loaded-Q operation. The measured modulation spectrum was primarily made up of discrete Fourier components with modulation frequencies less than 80 Hz. Using an accelerometer and helium pressure transducer, the primary sources of vibration were determined to be the high power cryoplant motors and 2 K helium fluctuations. Adaptive feedforward was used to decrease the magnitude of individual Fourier components by four to ten times [2]. Details of the experimental setup and measurements will be presented.
[1] “Experimental Study of an 805 MHz Cryomodule for the Rare Isotope Accelerator”, T.L. Grimm et al., THP70, these proceedings. [2] “Adaptive Feedforward Cancellation (AFC) of Sinusoidal Disturbances in SRF Cavities”, H. Khalil et al., TUP76, these proceedings. |
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