SRF2019 - List of Authors (Conrad, J.)

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MOP022	Superconducting RF Cavity Materials Research at the S-DALINAC	74
	R. Grewe, L. Alff, M. Arnold, J. Conrad, S. Flege, M. Major, N. Pietralla TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany F. Hug IKP, Mainz, Germany
	Funding: Supported by BMBF Through 05H18RDRB2 Current state-of-the-art superconducting rf (srf) accelerators are mostly using cavities made of high RRR bulk niobium (Nb). The maximum field gradients and quality factors (Q₀) of these cavities are basically reached now. To further increase the srf cavity properties for future accelerator facilities, research of new materials for srf cavity applications is necessary. The current research at the S-DALINAC* is focused on the development of bake-out procedures of Nb samples and cavities in nitrogen (N) atmosphere of up to 100 mbar to nucleate the delta-phase (d-phase) of the Nb-N binary system. The d-phase has superconducting properties which exceed the properties of bulk Nb. This makes the d-phase attractive for srf applications. The vertical test cryostat (vt) at the S-DALINAC has been upgraded and recommissioned to allow investigations of the quality factor and accelerating field gradients of cavities before and after bake-out. The vt upgrade includes a newly developed variable input coupling to allow matching of the external q-factor (Qex) to Q₀. The results of the ongoing research of the nitrogen atmosphere bake-out procedures and the upgrade of the vt will be presented. *N. Pietralla, Nuclear Physics News, Vol. 28, No. 2, 4 (2018)
	Poster MOP022 [1.759 MB]
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MOP028	Materials Science Investigations of Nitrogen-Doped Niobium for SRF Cavities	99
	M. Major, L. Alff, M. Arnold, J. Conrad, S. Flege, R. Grewe, N. Pietralla TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
	Funding: Work supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) through grant 05H18RDRB2. Niobium is the standard material for superconducting RF (SRF) cavities for particle acceleration. Superconducting materials with higher critical temperature or higher critical magnetic field allow cavities to work at higher operating temperatures or higher accelerating fields, respectively. Enhancing the surface properties of the superconducting material in the range of the penetration depth is also beneficial. One direction of search for new materials with better properties is the modification of bulk niobium by nitrogen doping. In the Nb-N phase diagram, the cubic delta-phase of NbN has the highest critical temperature. Niobium samples were annealed and N-doped in the high-temperature furnace at TU Darmstadt and investigated at its Materials Research Department with respect to structural modifications. Secondary ion mass spectrometry showed at which conditions N-diffusion takes place. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the appearance of NbN and Nb₂N phases for the optimized doping process. XRD pole figures also showed grain growth during sample annealing.
	Poster MOP028 [2.555 MB]
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THP101	Commissioning of a Cleanroom for SRF Activities at the Helmholtz Institute Mainz	1162
	T. Kürzeder, K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, V. Gettmann, R.G. Heine, S. Lauber, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu HIM, Mainz, Germany K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, V. Gettmann, S. Lauber, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu, S. Yaramyshev GSI, Darmstadt, Germany K. Aulenbacher, F.D. Dziuba, S. Lauber IKP, Mainz, Germany J. Conrad TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany R.G. Heine, F. Hug, J. List, T. Stengler KPH, Mainz, Germany
	A newly built cleanroom is under commissioning at the Helmholtz-Institute Mainz (HIM). In its ISO-class 6 area vacuum components and cavities can be cleaned in different ultrasonic baths and in a dedicated conductance rinsing bath. In the ISO-class 4 area a large vacuum oven offers the possibility for comprehensive drying. A high pressure rinsing cabinet (HPR) has been installed between the two cleanroom areas to be loaded and unloaded from both sides. Complete cold-strings have to be mounted in the ISO-class 4 area and to be rolled out of the cleanroom on a rail system installed on the floor. All installations and tools have been integrated to treat and assemble superconducting 217 MHz multigap crossbar cavities for the Helmholtz Linear Accelerator (HELIAC), which is under development by HIM and GSI. Those crossbar cavities have a diameter of 650 mm and a weight of up to 100 kg. The cleanroom will be also used for the Mainz Energy-Recovering Superconducting Accelerator (MESA) project, processing the TESLA/XFEL type 9-cell cavities and other beamline components. This paper reports on the commissioning of the cleanroom and shows the features of the different installations.
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Superconducting RF Cavity Materials Research at the S-DALINAC

74

R. Grewe, L. Alff, M. Arnold, J. Conrad, S. Flege, M. Major, N. Pietralla
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
F. Hug
IKP, Mainz, Germany

Funding: Supported by BMBF Through 05H18RDRB2
Current state-of-the-art superconducting rf (srf) accelerators are mostly using cavities made of high RRR bulk niobium (Nb). The maximum field gradients and quality factors (Q₀) of these cavities are basically reached now. To further increase the srf cavity properties for future accelerator facilities, research of new materials for srf cavity applications is necessary. The current research at the S-DALINAC* is focused on the development of bake-out procedures of Nb samples and cavities in nitrogen (N) atmosphere of up to 100 mbar to nucleate the delta-phase (d-phase) of the Nb-N binary system. The d-phase has superconducting properties which exceed the properties of bulk Nb. This makes the d-phase attractive for srf applications. The vertical test cryostat (vt) at the S-DALINAC has been upgraded and recommissioned to allow investigations of the quality factor and accelerating field gradients of cavities before and after bake-out. The vt upgrade includes a newly developed variable input coupling to allow matching of the external q-factor (Qex) to Q₀. The results of the ongoing research of the nitrogen atmosphere bake-out procedures and the upgrade of the vt will be presented.
*N. Pietralla, Nuclear Physics News, Vol. 28, No. 2, 4 (2018)

Poster MOP022 [1.759 MB]

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MOP028

Materials Science Investigations of Nitrogen-Doped Niobium for SRF Cavities

99

M. Major, L. Alff, M. Arnold, J. Conrad, S. Flege, R. Grewe, N. Pietralla
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Funding: Work supported by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) through grant 05H18RDRB2.
Niobium is the standard material for superconducting RF (SRF) cavities for particle acceleration. Superconducting materials with higher critical temperature or higher critical magnetic field allow cavities to work at higher operating temperatures or higher accelerating fields, respectively. Enhancing the surface properties of the superconducting material in the range of the penetration depth is also beneficial. One direction of search for new materials with better properties is the modification of bulk niobium by nitrogen doping. In the Nb-N phase diagram, the cubic delta-phase of NbN has the highest critical temperature. Niobium samples were annealed and N-doped in the high-temperature furnace at TU Darmstadt and investigated at its Materials Research Department with respect to structural modifications. Secondary ion mass spectrometry showed at which conditions N-diffusion takes place. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the appearance of NbN and Nb₂N phases for the optimized doping process. XRD pole figures also showed grain growth during sample annealing.

Poster MOP028 [2.555 MB]

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reference for this paper ※ https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-SRF2019-MOP028

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THP101

Commissioning of a Cleanroom for SRF Activities at the Helmholtz Institute Mainz

1162

T. Kürzeder, K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, V. Gettmann, R.G. Heine, S. Lauber, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu
HIM, Mainz, Germany
K. Aulenbacher, W.A. Barth, C. Burandt, F.D. Dziuba, V. Gettmann, S. Lauber, J. List, M. Miski-Oglu, S. Yaramyshev
GSI, Darmstadt, Germany
K. Aulenbacher, F.D. Dziuba, S. Lauber
IKP, Mainz, Germany
J. Conrad
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
R.G. Heine, F. Hug, J. List, T. Stengler
KPH, Mainz, Germany

A newly built cleanroom is under commissioning at the Helmholtz-Institute Mainz (HIM). In its ISO-class 6 area vacuum components and cavities can be cleaned in different ultrasonic baths and in a dedicated conductance rinsing bath. In the ISO-class 4 area a large vacuum oven offers the possibility for comprehensive drying. A high pressure rinsing cabinet (HPR) has been installed between the two cleanroom areas to be loaded and unloaded from both sides. Complete cold-strings have to be mounted in the ISO-class 4 area and to be rolled out of the cleanroom on a rail system installed on the floor. All installations and tools have been integrated to treat and assemble superconducting 217 MHz multigap crossbar cavities for the Helmholtz Linear Accelerator (HELIAC), which is under development by HIM and GSI. Those crossbar cavities have a diameter of 650 mm and a weight of up to 100 kg. The cleanroom will be also used for the Mainz Energy-Recovering Superconducting Accelerator (MESA) project, processing the TESLA/XFEL type 9-cell cavities and other beamline components. This paper reports on the commissioning of the cleanroom and shows the features of the different installations.

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