LINAC2012 - List of Authors (Kugeler, O.)

Paper	Title	Page
SUPB029	Impact of Trapped Flux and Systematic Flux Expulsion in Superconducting Niobium	77
	J.M. Vogt, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler HZB, Berlin, Germany
	The intrinsic quality factor Q₀ of superconducting cavities is known to depend on various factors like niobium material properties, treatment history and magnetic shielding. We already reported an additional impact of temperature gradients during the cool-down on the obtained Q₀. We believe cooling conditions can influence the level of flux trapping and hence the residual resistance. For further studies we have constructed a test stand using niobium rods to study flux trapping. Here we can precisely control the temperature and approach T_c in the superconducting state. Although the sample remains in the superconducting state a change in the amount of trapped flux is visible. The procedure can be applied repeatedly resulting in a significantly lowered level of trapped flux in the sample. Applying a similar procedure to a superconducting cavity could allow for reduction of the magnetic contribution to the surface resistance and result in a significant improvement of Q₀.

MOPB065	Impact of Trapped Magnetic Flux and Systematic Flux Expulsion in Superconducting Niobium	327
	J.M. Vogt, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler HZB, Berlin, Germany
	The intrinsic quality factor Q₀ of superconducting cavities is known to depend on various factors like niobium material properties, treatment history and magnetic shielding. We already reported an additional impact of temperature gradients during the cool-down on the obtained Q₀. We believe cooling conditions can influence the level of flux trapping and hence the residual resistance. For further studies we have constructed a test stand using niobium rods to study flux trapping. Here we can precisely control the temperature and approach T_c in the superconducting state. Although the sample remains in the superconducting state a change in the amount of trapped flux is visible. The procedure can be applied repeatedly resulting in a significantly lowered level of trapped flux in the sample. Applying a similar procedure to a superconducting cavity could allow for reduction of the magnetic contribution to the surface resistance and result in a significant improvement of Q₀.

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Impact of Trapped Flux and Systematic Flux Expulsion in Superconducting Niobium

77

J.M. Vogt, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler
HZB, Berlin, Germany

The intrinsic quality factor Q₀ of superconducting cavities is known to depend on various factors like niobium material properties, treatment history and magnetic shielding. We already reported an additional impact of temperature gradients during the cool-down on the obtained Q₀. We believe cooling conditions can influence the level of flux trapping and hence the residual resistance. For further studies we have constructed a test stand using niobium rods to study flux trapping. Here we can precisely control the temperature and approach T_c in the superconducting state. Although the sample remains in the superconducting state a change in the amount of trapped flux is visible. The procedure can be applied repeatedly resulting in a significantly lowered level of trapped flux in the sample. Applying a similar procedure to a superconducting cavity could allow for reduction of the magnetic contribution to the surface resistance and result in a significant improvement of Q₀.

MOPB065

Impact of Trapped Magnetic Flux and Systematic Flux Expulsion in Superconducting Niobium

327

J.M. Vogt, J. Knobloch, O. Kugeler
HZB, Berlin, Germany

The intrinsic quality factor Q₀ of superconducting cavities is known to depend on various factors like niobium material properties, treatment history and magnetic shielding. We already reported an additional impact of temperature gradients during the cool-down on the obtained Q₀. We believe cooling conditions can influence the level of flux trapping and hence the residual resistance. For further studies we have constructed a test stand using niobium rods to study flux trapping. Here we can precisely control the temperature and approach T_c in the superconducting state. Although the sample remains in the superconducting state a change in the amount of trapped flux is visible. The procedure can be applied repeatedly resulting in a significantly lowered level of trapped flux in the sample. Applying a similar procedure to a superconducting cavity could allow for reduction of the magnetic contribution to the surface resistance and result in a significant improvement of Q₀.