LINAC2014 - List of Authors (Liepe, M.)

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Analysis of Systematic and Random Error in SRF Material Parameter Calculations

465

S.J. Meyers, M. Liepe, S. Posen
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
M. Liepe
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: NSF Career award PHY-0841213 and DOE award ER41628
To understand the relationship between an RF cavity’s performance and the material on its surface, one must look at various parameters, including energy gap, mean free path, and residual resistance. Though SRIMP fits for seven parameters, three parameters are eliminated using measurement and literature values, and the uncertainty of the fit of the remaining four parameters is further reduced by synthesizing two 3-parameter fits, each from a different data set. To study random error, Monte Carlo simulations were performed of ideal data with added noise; for systematic error, contour plots of normalized residual sum of squares (RSS) of the polymorphic fit on inputted data were generated.

Poster TUPP018 [1.183 MB]

MOPP016

Extracting Superconducting Parameters from Surface Resistivity by Using Inside Temperature of SRF Cavities

80

G.M. Ge, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, H. Padamsee, V.D. Shemelin
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

The surface resistance of an RF superconductor depends on the surface temperature, the residual resistance and various superconductor parameters. These parameters can be determined by measuring the quality factor of a SRF cavity in helium-baths of different temperatures. The surface resistance can be computed from Q0 for any cavity geometry, however it is less simple to determine the temperature of the surface when only the temperature of the helium bath is known. Traditionally, it was approximated that the surface temperature on the inner surface of the cavity is the same as the temperature of the bath. This is a good approximation at small RF-field losses on the surface, but to determine the field dependence of Rs, one cannot be restricted to small field losses. Here we show how computer simulations can be used to determine the inside temperature so that Rs(Tin) can then be used to extract superconductor parameters. The computer code combines the well-known programs HEAT and SRIMP. We find that the error of the incorrect fitting method is about 10% at high RF-fields.

MOPP017

Cool Down and Flux Trapping Studies on SRF Cavities

84

MOPOL07

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D. Gonnella, M. Liepe
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

Recent results from Cornell and FNAL have shown that cool down rate can have a strong impact on the residual resistance of a superconducting RF cavity during operation. We have studied the effect of cool down rate, gradient, and external magnetic field during cool down on the residual resistance of an EP, EP+120C baked, and nitrogen-doped cavities. For each cavity, faster cool down and large gradient resulted in lower residual resistance in vertical test. The nitrogen-doped cavities showed the largest improvement with fast cool down, while the EP+120C cavity showed the smallest. The cavities were also placed in a uniform external magnetic field and residual resistance was measured as a function of applied field and cool down rate. We show that the nitrogen-doped cavity was the most susceptible to losses from trapped flux and the EP+120C cavity was least susceptible. These measurements provide new insights into understanding the physics behind the observed impact of cool down rates and gradients on the performance of cavities with differing preparations.

MOPP018

Nitrogen-Doped 9-Cell Cavity Performance in the Cornell Horizontal Test Cryomodule

88

D. Gonnella, R.G. Eichhorn, F. Furuta, G.M. Ge, D.L. Hall, Y. He, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, T.I. O'Connel, S. Posen, P. Quigley, J. Sears, V. Veshcherevich
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
A. Grassellino, A. Romanenko
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

Funding: U.S. Department of Energy
Cornell has recently completed construction and qualification of a horizontal cryomodule capable of holding a 9-cell ILC cavity. A nitrogen-doped niobium 9-cell cavity was assembled into the Horizontal Test Cryomodule (HTC) with a high Q input coupler and tested. We report on results from this test of a nitrogen-doped cavity in cryomodule and discuss the effects of cool down rate and thermal cycling on the residual resistance of the cavity.

MOPP019

Nb3Sn Materials Studies

92

SUPG016

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S. Posen, M. Liepe
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
Th. Proslier
ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA

Nb₃Sn is a very promising material for use in SRF cavity applications, potentially offering significant improvements in quality factor and energy gradient compared to niobium. In order to better understand how to optimize this material for SRF applications, Nb₃Sn samples were prepared at Cornell via vapor deposition, using varying parameters in the coating process. Microscopic studies were performed with SEM/EDX, and studies were performed on bulk samples to measure secondary electron yield, energy gap, and upper critical magnetic field. The results are presented here, with discussion for how they might point the way towards reaching even higher fields in Nb₃Sn cavities.

Poster MOPP019 [2.742 MB]

TUIOC03

Nb3Sn - Present Status and Potential as an Alternative SRF Material

431

SUPG017

use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code

S. Posen, M. Liepe
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

Nb₃Sn is a material that has the potential to have a transformative impact on SRF linacs. Due to its large critical temperature of approximately 18 K, Nb₃Sn cavities can have far smaller surface resistances at a given temperature than standard Nb cavities. This could significantly reduce the costs for infrastructure and power in cryoplants for large CW linacs. In addition, the predicted superheating field of Nb₃Sn is approximately double that of Nb, potentially doubling the maximum energy gradient. This would significantly decrease the size and cost of high energy linacs. In this work, we present recent progress in research and development for this promising material.

Slides TUIOC03 [3.357 MB]

Poster TUIOC03 [2.046 MB]

TUPP016

Cornell ERL cavity production and vertical test results

F. Furuta, B. Bullock, B. Clasby, R.G. Eichhorn, B. Elmore, A. Ganshin, G.M. Ge, G.H. Hoffstaetter, J.J. Kaufman, M. Liepe, J. Sears
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

The Cornell ERL 7-cell cavities for the Main Linac Cryomodule (MLC), six 7-cells in total- have been fabricated, processed, and tested in the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE) vertical test pit. All have surpassed the specification values (Eacc=16.2MV/m with Qo of 2.0·10¹⁰ at 1.8K). In fact, the achieved Qo during vertical test were much higher than specs, the average of Qo is almost 3·10¹⁰ at 1.8K. In this poster, we will describe about our ERL cavity fabrication, preparation, and vertical testing results.

THPP016

Nitrogen-Treated Cavity Testing at Cornell

866

D. Gonnella, F. Furuta, G.M. Ge, M. Liepe
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: U.S. Department of Energy
Recent results from Cornell, FNAL, and TJNAF have shown that superconducting RF cavities given a heat treatment in a nitrogen atmosphere show higher Q₀ at operating gradients at 2.0 K than standard SRF cavities. Here we present on recent results at Cornell in which five single cell cavities and three 9-cell cavities were tested after receiving various nitrogen-doping treatments. Cavity performance was correlated with treatment, and samples treated with the cavities were analyzed with SIMS. These results provide new insights into the science behind the excellent performance that is observed in these cavities.

THPP017

Beam-Based HOM Studies of the Cornell Energy Recovery Linac 7-Cell SRF Cavity

869

D.L. Hall, A.C. Bartnik, M.G. Billing, R.G. Eichhorn, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, C.E. Mayes, P. Quigley, V. Veshcherevich
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: NSF Grant DMR-0807731
The 1.3 GHz 7-cell SRF cavity for the Cornell ERL main linac is optimized for high beam current ERL operation with injected CW beam currents of 100 mA. Beam stability at 100 mA requires very strong damping of the Higher-Order-Modes (HOM) in the cavity by HOM beamline absorbers at the ends of the cavity. To verify the optimized design of the cavity and the HOM damping scheme, a prototype 7-cell main linac cavity was installed into the Cornell Horizontal Test Cryomodule (HTC), and inserted into the beamline of the Cornell ERL high current photo-injector. A beam-based method was then used to search for the presence of dangerous HOMs. Individual HOMs were excited using a charge-modulated beam, after which their effect upon an unmodulated beam was observed using a BPM. Data collected was used to calculate loaded Q of observed HOMs. Results show that it is very unlikely that HOMs will cause BBU in the Cornell ERL. In addition, measurements of the temperature rise of the HOM absorber rings during high current CW beam tests were consistent with simulations, indicating that the optimized main linac cavity is capable of operating at the specified current of 100mA in an ERL configuration.

THPP018

Sample Plate Studies Using a High Field TE Cavity With Thermometry Mapping System

873

D.L. Hall, C.D. Burton, M. Liepe
Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA

Funding: NSF Career Grant PHY-0841213
A TE-Mode sample plate cavity capable of sustaining peak fields of >90 mT on the surface of a 10cm diameter sample plate has been developed and tested at Cornell. A thermometry mapping system composed of 40 Allen-Bradley resistors, mounted on the outside of the sample plate, is capable of measuring the surface resistance of the sample with a resolution of 1 nOhm and a spatial resolution of 0.5 cm. In this paper we present the design and expected performance of this high field TE cavity, and show data taken with a sample plate of niobium as well as results from tests qualifying the performance of the thermometry mapping system.

Paper	Title	Page
TUPP018	Analysis of Systematic and Random Error in SRF Material Parameter Calculations	465
	S.J. Meyers, M. Liepe, S. Posen Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA M. Liepe Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: NSF Career award PHY-0841213 and DOE award ER41628 To understand the relationship between an RF cavity’s performance and the material on its surface, one must look at various parameters, including energy gap, mean free path, and residual resistance. Though SRIMP fits for seven parameters, three parameters are eliminated using measurement and literature values, and the uncertainty of the fit of the remaining four parameters is further reduced by synthesizing two 3-parameter fits, each from a different data set. To study random error, Monte Carlo simulations were performed of ideal data with added noise; for systematic error, contour plots of normalized residual sum of squares (RSS) of the polymorphic fit on inputted data were generated.
	Poster TUPP018 [1.183 MB]

MOPP016	Extracting Superconducting Parameters from Surface Resistivity by Using Inside Temperature of SRF Cavities	80
	G.M. Ge, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, H. Padamsee, V.D. Shemelin Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	The surface resistance of an RF superconductor depends on the surface temperature, the residual resistance and various superconductor parameters. These parameters can be determined by measuring the quality factor of a SRF cavity in helium-baths of different temperatures. The surface resistance can be computed from Q0 for any cavity geometry, however it is less simple to determine the temperature of the surface when only the temperature of the helium bath is known. Traditionally, it was approximated that the surface temperature on the inner surface of the cavity is the same as the temperature of the bath. This is a good approximation at small RF-field losses on the surface, but to determine the field dependence of Rs, one cannot be restricted to small field losses. Here we show how computer simulations can be used to determine the inside temperature so that Rs(Tin) can then be used to extract superconductor parameters. The computer code combines the well-known programs HEAT and SRIMP. We find that the error of the incorrect fitting method is about 10% at high RF-fields.

MOPP017	Cool Down and Flux Trapping Studies on SRF Cavities	84
MOPOL07	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	D. Gonnella, M. Liepe Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Recent results from Cornell and FNAL have shown that cool down rate can have a strong impact on the residual resistance of a superconducting RF cavity during operation. We have studied the effect of cool down rate, gradient, and external magnetic field during cool down on the residual resistance of an EP, EP+120C baked, and nitrogen-doped cavities. For each cavity, faster cool down and large gradient resulted in lower residual resistance in vertical test. The nitrogen-doped cavities showed the largest improvement with fast cool down, while the EP+120C cavity showed the smallest. The cavities were also placed in a uniform external magnetic field and residual resistance was measured as a function of applied field and cool down rate. We show that the nitrogen-doped cavity was the most susceptible to losses from trapped flux and the EP+120C cavity was least susceptible. These measurements provide new insights into understanding the physics behind the observed impact of cool down rates and gradients on the performance of cavities with differing preparations.

MOPP018	Nitrogen-Doped 9-Cell Cavity Performance in the Cornell Horizontal Test Cryomodule	88
	D. Gonnella, R.G. Eichhorn, F. Furuta, G.M. Ge, D.L. Hall, Y. He, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, T.I. O'Connel, S. Posen, P. Quigley, J. Sears, V. Veshcherevich Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA A. Grassellino, A. Romanenko Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	Funding: U.S. Department of Energy Cornell has recently completed construction and qualification of a horizontal cryomodule capable of holding a 9-cell ILC cavity. A nitrogen-doped niobium 9-cell cavity was assembled into the Horizontal Test Cryomodule (HTC) with a high Q input coupler and tested. We report on results from this test of a nitrogen-doped cavity in cryomodule and discuss the effects of cool down rate and thermal cycling on the residual resistance of the cavity.

MOPP019	Nb3Sn Materials Studies	92
SUPG016	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	S. Posen, M. Liepe Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA Th. Proslier ANL, Argonne, Illinois, USA
	Nb₃Sn is a very promising material for use in SRF cavity applications, potentially offering significant improvements in quality factor and energy gradient compared to niobium. In order to better understand how to optimize this material for SRF applications, Nb₃Sn samples were prepared at Cornell via vapor deposition, using varying parameters in the coating process. Microscopic studies were performed with SEM/EDX, and studies were performed on bulk samples to measure secondary electron yield, energy gap, and upper critical magnetic field. The results are presented here, with discussion for how they might point the way towards reaching even higher fields in Nb₃Sn cavities.
	Poster MOPP019 [2.742 MB]

TUIOC03	Nb3Sn - Present Status and Potential as an Alternative SRF Material	431
SUPG017	use link to see paper's listing under its alternate paper code
	S. Posen, M. Liepe Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Nb₃Sn is a material that has the potential to have a transformative impact on SRF linacs. Due to its large critical temperature of approximately 18 K, Nb₃Sn cavities can have far smaller surface resistances at a given temperature than standard Nb cavities. This could significantly reduce the costs for infrastructure and power in cryoplants for large CW linacs. In addition, the predicted superheating field of Nb₃Sn is approximately double that of Nb, potentially doubling the maximum energy gradient. This would significantly decrease the size and cost of high energy linacs. In this work, we present recent progress in research and development for this promising material.
	Slides TUIOC03 [3.357 MB]
	Poster TUIOC03 [2.046 MB]

TUPP016	Cornell ERL cavity production and vertical test results
	F. Furuta, B. Bullock, B. Clasby, R.G. Eichhorn, B. Elmore, A. Ganshin, G.M. Ge, G.H. Hoffstaetter, J.J. Kaufman, M. Liepe, J. Sears Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	The Cornell ERL 7-cell cavities for the Main Linac Cryomodule (MLC), six 7-cells in total- have been fabricated, processed, and tested in the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE) vertical test pit. All have surpassed the specification values (Eacc=16.2MV/m with Qo of 2.0·10¹⁰ at 1.8K). In fact, the achieved Qo during vertical test were much higher than specs, the average of Qo is almost 3·10¹⁰ at 1.8K. In this poster, we will describe about our ERL cavity fabrication, preparation, and vertical testing results.

THPP016	Nitrogen-Treated Cavity Testing at Cornell	866
	D. Gonnella, F. Furuta, G.M. Ge, M. Liepe Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: U.S. Department of Energy Recent results from Cornell, FNAL, and TJNAF have shown that superconducting RF cavities given a heat treatment in a nitrogen atmosphere show higher Q₀ at operating gradients at 2.0 K than standard SRF cavities. Here we present on recent results at Cornell in which five single cell cavities and three 9-cell cavities were tested after receiving various nitrogen-doping treatments. Cavity performance was correlated with treatment, and samples treated with the cavities were analyzed with SIMS. These results provide new insights into the science behind the excellent performance that is observed in these cavities.

THPP017	Beam-Based HOM Studies of the Cornell Energy Recovery Linac 7-Cell SRF Cavity	869
	D.L. Hall, A.C. Bartnik, M.G. Billing, R.G. Eichhorn, G.H. Hoffstaetter, M. Liepe, C.E. Mayes, P. Quigley, V. Veshcherevich Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: NSF Grant DMR-0807731 The 1.3 GHz 7-cell SRF cavity for the Cornell ERL main linac is optimized for high beam current ERL operation with injected CW beam currents of 100 mA. Beam stability at 100 mA requires very strong damping of the Higher-Order-Modes (HOM) in the cavity by HOM beamline absorbers at the ends of the cavity. To verify the optimized design of the cavity and the HOM damping scheme, a prototype 7-cell main linac cavity was installed into the Cornell Horizontal Test Cryomodule (HTC), and inserted into the beamline of the Cornell ERL high current photo-injector. A beam-based method was then used to search for the presence of dangerous HOMs. Individual HOMs were excited using a charge-modulated beam, after which their effect upon an unmodulated beam was observed using a BPM. Data collected was used to calculate loaded Q of observed HOMs. Results show that it is very unlikely that HOMs will cause BBU in the Cornell ERL. In addition, measurements of the temperature rise of the HOM absorber rings during high current CW beam tests were consistent with simulations, indicating that the optimized main linac cavity is capable of operating at the specified current of 100mA in an ERL configuration.

THPP018	Sample Plate Studies Using a High Field TE Cavity With Thermometry Mapping System	873
	D.L. Hall, C.D. Burton, M. Liepe Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
	Funding: NSF Career Grant PHY-0841213 A TE-Mode sample plate cavity capable of sustaining peak fields of >90 mT on the surface of a 10cm diameter sample plate has been developed and tested at Cornell. A thermometry mapping system composed of 40 Allen-Bradley resistors, mounted on the outside of the sample plate, is capable of measuring the surface resistance of the sample with a resolution of 1 nOhm and a spatial resolution of 0.5 cm. In this paper we present the design and expected performance of this high field TE cavity, and show data taken with a sample plate of niobium as well as results from tests qualifying the performance of the thermometry mapping system.