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| MOPAS072 | First Measurements of RF Properties of Large Ferroelectric Rings for RF Switches and Phase Shifters | 596 |
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Funding: Research supported by the Department of Energy, Division of High Energy Physics Fast, electrically-controlled ferroelectric RF vector modulators are under development for different accelerator applications in the frequency range 0.4 - 1.3 GHz. The exact design of a vector modulator depends on the electrical parameters of particular ferroelectric material to be used, namely its dielectric constant, loss tangent and tunability. The exact values of these parameters were unknown in this frequency domain for low loss BST material that is planned to be used. A special two-disc test cavity has been designed and built that allows direct measurements of these parameters for large (100 mm in diameter) ferroelectric rings that are to be used in vector modulators. The results of measurements are presented. |
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| MOPAS073 | 700 MHz Low-Loss Electrically-Controlled Fast Ferroelectric Phase Shifter For ERL Application | 599 |
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Funding: Research supported by the Department of Energy, Division of High Energy Physics A fast, electrically-controlled phase shifter is described with parameters suitable for operation with the SC acceleration structure of the electron cooling system of Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at BNL. The phase shifter is a key element of the external RF vector modulator that is capable of fast tuning of the cavities against microphonics, Lorentz force and beam instabilities in a way that can possibly lead to an order of magnitude reduction in the required RF power. The phase shifter is based on a shortened low-impendence coaxial line with ferroelectric rings. The dielectric constant of the ferroelectric rings is altered by applying a 4.2 kV voltage that provides an RF phase shift from 0 to 180 deg. |
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| MOPAS087 | Ferroelectric Based Technologies for Accelerator Component Applications | 634 |
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Funding: This work is supported by the US Department of Energy We present recent results on development of a BST(M) ferroelectric composition synthesized for use in advanced technology components for X-band and Ka-band RF systems in high gradient accelerators and offer significant advantages for high power RF manipulation in the 300-1'000 MHz frequency range as well. These low loss ferroelectric materials can be used as key elements of both tuning and phase shifting components. We have identified BST ferroelectric-oxide compounds as suitable materials for a fast electrically-controlled 700 MHz, 50 kW tuner for ERL (BNL) and for high-power fast RF phase shifters to be used for SNS vector modulation applications. We have also developed large diameter (11 cm) BST(M)-based ferroelectric rings planned to be used at high average power (10 kW range) for L-band phase-shifters intended for the ILC. This phase shifter will allow coupling adjustment and control of the power consumption during the process of SC cavity filling. |
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| WEPMN066 | Progress Towards Development of a Superconducting Traveling Wave Accelerating Structure | 2182 |
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| In the ILC project the required accelerating gradient is higher than 35 MeV/m. For current technology the maximum acceleration gradient in SC structures is limited mainly by the value of the surface RF magnetic field. In order to increase the gradient, the RF magnetic field is distributed homogeneously over the cavity surface (low-loss structure), and coupling to the beam is improved by introducing aperture ?noses? (re-entrant structure). These features allow gradients in excess of 50 MeV/m to be obtained for a singe-cell cavity. Further improvement of the coupling to the beam may be achieved by using a TW SC structure with small phase advance per cell. Calculations show that an additional gradient increase by up to 40% is possible if a p/2 TW SC structure is employed. However, a TW SC structure requires a SC feedback waveguide to return the few GW of circulating RF power from the structure output back to the structure input. We describe a single-cell test TW SC structure with a feedback waveguide. The test cavity is designed to demonstrate the possibility of achieving a significantly higher gradient than existing SC structures. | ||
| WEPMS051 | One Channel, Multi-Mode Active Pulse Compressor | 2460 |
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Funding: Research sponsored in part by US DoE. Basic studies of factors that limit RF fields in warm accelerator structures require experiments at RF power that can be produced using pulse compression. This approach is being implemented to compress output pulses from the Yale/Omega-P 34-GHz magnicon to produce ~100-200 MW, 100 ns pulses. A new approach for passive pulse compression is a SLED-II type circuit operating with axisymmetrical modes of the TE0n type that requires only a single channel instead of the usual double channel scheme. This allows avoidance of a 3-dB coupler and need for simultaneous fine tuning of two channels. A 30 GHz passive prototype was tested at low power level in order to demonstrate key principles. The prototype showed a power gain 3,8 at a compression ratio 6:1 for an efficiency 63%. An active version of the one-channel pulse compressor is also suggested. It is attractive due to a possibility to achieve higher power gain. The mentioned active version naturally requires an electrically controlled coupler. In particular, as active elements of the coupler we suggest to use gas filled discharge tubes or ferroelectrics which have well recommended itself at 11.4 GHz experiments. |
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| WEPMS053 | Yale Ka-Band Facility For High-Gradient Accelerator R&D: Status Report | 2463 |
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Funding: Research sponsored by US DoE Development of a future multi-TeV warm collider demands new technological solutions and new accelerator structure materials. The Ka-Band test facility being put into operation at Yale University that centers on the Yale/Omega-P 34-GHz magnicon allows users to carry out high gradient experiments on RF breakdown, pulse fatigue, tests of new high power pulse manipulation systems, and RF components. The magnicon is now conditioned for a pulse width up to 1 μs, at an output power level high enough for basic studies of electric and magnetic RF field limits at surfaces of conductors and dielectrics. The high-power waveguide transmission system for the facility is assembled and ready for tests. It includes RF windows, phase shifters, 13 mm diameter TE 11 waveguides, mode converters, etc. Recently the assembled system has undergone conditioning in preparation for carrying out first "user" experiments. |
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| WEPMS054 | 45 MW, K-Band Second-Harmonic Multiplier for Testing High-Gradient Accelerator Structures | 2466 |
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Funding: Research supported by the Department of Energy, Division of High Energy Physics A relatively simple and inexpensive two-cavity 45 MW, 22.8 GHz second-harmonic multiplier is considered as an RF source for High-Gradient experiments. The design is to be based on use of an existing SLAC electron gun, such as the XL-4 gun. RF drive power would be supplied from a 50 MW SLAC klystron and modulator, and a second modulator would be used to power the gun in the multiplier. An important feature of the harmonic multiplier is TE 01 circular waveguide for output RF power extraction. |
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| WEPMS087 | Conceptual Design of an L-Band Recirculating Superconducting Traveling Wave Accelerating Structure | 2538 |
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Funding: This research is supported by the US Department of Energy We describe a conceptual design for a superconducting traveling wave accelerator for the ILC. The RF feedback system plus phase shifter can redirect the accelerating wave that passed through the STWA section back to the input of the accelerating structure. In this paper, the STWA cell shape optimization, coupler cell design and rat race ring coupler in the feedback loop are presented. The STWA cell shape is similar to the LL cavity with a 60 mm disk diameter. A 9-cell STWA operates at the mode with group velocity as low as 0.0106 c. Both the ratio of peak electric field and magnetic field to the axial electric field are smaller than in the TESLA 9-cell cavity. The STWA structure has more cells per unit length than a TESLA structure but provides an accelerating gradient higher than a TESLA structure, consequently reducing the cost. The designed rat race directional coupler with four ports has ?3 dB direct coupling coefficients, 16.5 MHz bandwidth between ?30 dB isolations and 1.1 MHz bandwidth between ?30 dB reflection coefficients. Effects of the mechanical tolerances are also discussed. |
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| THPMS079 | Nonlinear Permittivity Effects in Dielectric Accelerating Structures | 3169 |
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Funding: Work supported by the US Department of Energy
New low loss ferroelectric ceramic materials* possessing large variations in the permittivity as a function of the electric field present interesting and potentially useful applications for dielectric loaded accelerating structures, both wakefield-based and driven by an external rf source. We will consider X-band cylindrical dielectric structures and report numerical results on frequency multiplication, wave steepening and shock formation, and the effect of nonlinearities on the mode structure of these devices. We will examine applications of nonlinear dielectric devices to high gradient acceleration, rf sources, and beam diagnostics.
* ''Fast Switching Ferroelectric Materials for Accelerator Applications'', A. Kanareykin et al., Proceedings of Advanced Accelerator Concepts 2006 (in press) |