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TY - CONF AU - Xu, P. AU - Bieler, T.R. AU - Wright, N.T. ED - Michel, Peter ED - Arnold, André ED - Schaa, Volker RW TI - Comparison of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Superconducting Tantalum and Niobium J2 - Proc. of SRF2019, Dresden, Germany, 30 June-05 July 2019 CY - Dresden, Germany T2 - International Conference on RF Superconductivity T3 - 19 LA - english AB - The thermal conductivity k of superconducting Ta behaves similarly to that of superconducting Nb, albeit at colder temperatures. This shift is due to the superconducting transition temperature of Ta being 4.3 K, versus 9.25 K for Nb. For example, the temperature of the phonon peak of properly treated Ta is about 1 K as opposed to a phonon peak at about 2 K for Nb. The typical value of k of Ta is smaller than Nb with the value at the phonon peak for Ta being O(10) W/ m/ K. Like Nb, k is dominated by phonons at these temperatures. This lattice k can be modeled by the Boltzmann transport equation, solved here by a Monte Carlo method using the relaxation time approximation. Individual scattering mechanisms due to boundaries, dislocations, and residual normal electrons are examined, and the phonon dispersion relation is included. Differences in the thermal response of deformed Ta, as compared with Nb, may be attributed to differences in dislocation densities of the two metals following similar levels of deformation. Boundary scattering dominates at the coldest temperatures. The phonon peak decreases and shifts to warmer temperatures with deformation. PB - JACoW Publishing CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 148 EP - 153 KW - scattering KW - electron KW - lattice KW - simulation KW - niobium DA - 2019/08 PY - 2019 SN - "" SN - 978-3-95450-211-0 DO - doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2019-MOP041 UR - http://jacow.org/srf2019/papers/mop041.pdf ER -