Author: Chatelet, F.
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TUPP080 Commissioning of the MAX 700 MHz Test Stand 610
 
  • J.-L. Biarrotte, F. Chatelet, M. El Yakoubi, N. Gandolfo, C. Joly, J. Lesrel, H. Saugnac
    IPN, Orsay, France
  • A. Bosotti, R. Paparella, P. Pierini
    INFN/LASA, Segrate (MI), Italy
  • F. Bouly
    LPSC, Grenoble Cedex, France
  • I. Martin-Hoyo
    ADEX, Madrid, Spain
 
  The MYRRHA project aims at the construction of an Accelerator Driven System demonstrator. The criticality will be sustained by an external spallation neutron flux produced thanks to a 600 MeV high intensity proton beam. This beam will be delivered by a superconducting linac which must fulfil very stringent reliability requirements. Under the MAX (MYRRHA Accelerator eXperiment) program, which aims at pursuing the R&D activities on the ADS-type accelerator, a 700 MHz Cryomodule was developed. The main goal of this test stand is to dispose of a facility to carry out “real scale” reliability oriented studies on a RF Superconducting cavity of the high-energy linac section. This module holds 5-cells elliptical cavity equipped with its blade cold tuning system and its coaxial power coupler. The experimental work undertaken at IPN Orsay, has allowed to fully qualify the module in machine configuration (high RF power, at 2K), including assessment of the tuning system and measurement of microphonics spectrums. During this study the dynamic behavior of the fast tuning system of the cavity was also measured. We review here the obtained results and lessons learnt by operating this module.  
 
THPP078 Troubleshooting and Performances of Type-B Spiral2 Series Cryomodule 1037
 
  • D. Longuevergne, F. Chatelet, C. Commeaux, N. Gandolfo, D. Grolet, C. Joly, J. Lesrel, R. Martret, G. Michel, G. Olry, L. Renard, A. Stephen, P. Szott
    IPN, Orsay, France
 
  SPIRAL2 aims at building a multi-purpose facility dedicated to nuclear physics studies, including the production of rich-neutrons isotopes. The multi-beam linear accelerator is composed of superconducting accelerating modules operating at 4.2K and warm focusing magnets. IPN Orsay is in charge of the high energy (Type-B) accelerating modules, each hosting two superconducting 88 MHz quarter-wave resonators made of bulk Niobium operating at an accelerating gradient of 6.5 MV/m (β=0.12). The first Type-B series cryomodule has been validated in April 2013. Since then, four additional cryomodules have been validated in a row showing a very high-quality and reliable assembly procedure. Some of encountered problems (tuner hysteresis, magnetic shielding,…) and associated solutions will be presented. Moreover, a comparison of cavity performances between vertical cryostat and cryomodule tests will be done.