Author: Pack, A.R.
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THPB040 SRF Theory Developments from the Center for Bright Beams 835
 
  • D. Liarte, T. Arias, M. Liepe, J.P. Sethna, N. Sitamaran
    Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • D.L. Hall
    Cornell University (CLASSE), Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • A.R. Pack, M.K. Transtrum
    Brigham Young University, Provo, USA
 
  Funding: This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation under Award OIA-1549132, the Center for Bright Beams.
We present theoretical studies of SRF materials from the Center for Bright Beams. First, we discuss the effects of disorder, inhomogeneities, and materials anisotropy on the maximum parallel surface field that a superconductor can sustain in an SRF cavity, using linear stability in conjunction with Ginzburg-Landau and Eilenberger theory. We connect our disorder mediated vortex nucleation model to current experimental developments of Nb3Sn and other cavity materials. Second, we use time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulations to explore the role of inhomogeneities in nucleating vortices, and discuss the effects of trapped magnetic flux on the residual resistance of weakly-pinned Nb3Sn cavities. Third, we present first-principles density-functional theory (DFT) calculations to uncover and characterize the key fundamental materials processes underlying the growth of Nb3Sn. Our calculations indicate that the observed tin-depleted regions may be the direct result of an exothermic reaction between Nb3Sn and Nb at the growing Nb/Nb3Sn interface. We suggest new growth protocols to mitigate the formation of tin depleted regions.
 
DOI • reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-SRF2017-THPB040  
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