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Tice, J.

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WEPMS017 High-Power Coupler Component Test Stand Status and Results 2367
 
  • B. Rusnak
    LLNL, Livermore, California
  • C. Adolphsen, G. B. Bowden, L. Ge, R. K. Jobe, Z. Li, B. D. McKee, C. D. Nantista, J. Tice, F. Wang
    SLAC, Menlo Park, California
  • R. Swent
    Stanford University, Stanford, Califormia
 
  Funding: This work was performed under the auspices of the U. S. DOE by the University of California, LLNL under Contract No. W-7405-Eng-48. SLAC Work supported under Contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.

Fundamental power couplers for superconducting accelerator applications like the ILC are complicated RF transmission line assemblies due to their having to simultaneously accommodate demanding RF power, cryogenic, and cleanliness constraints. When these couplers are RF conditioned, the observed response is an aggregate of all the parts of the coupler and the specific features that dominate the conditioning response are unknown. To better understand and characterize RF conditioning phenomena toward improving performance and reducing conditioning time, a high-power coupler component test stand has been built at SLAC. Operating at 1.3 GHz, this test stand was designed to measure the conditioning behavior of select components of the TTFIII coupler independently, including outer-conductor bellows, diameter changes, copper plating and surface preparations, and cold window geometries and coatings. A description of the test stand, the measurement approach, and a summary of the results obtained are presented.