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| SUPTEV016 | Samples for 3rd Harmonic Magnetometry Assessment of NbTiN-Based SIS Structures | site, SRF, cavity, FEL | 164 |
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Funding: Authored by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC under U.S. DOE Contract No. DE-AC05-06OR23177. NSF Grants PHY-1734075 and PHY-1416051, and DOE Awards DE-SC0010081 and DE-SC0019399. In the quest for alternative superconducting materials to bring accelerator cavity performance beyond the bulk niobium (Nb) intrinsic limits, a promising concept uses superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) thin film structures that allows magnetic flux shielding in accelerator cavities to higher fields [1]. Candidate materials for such structures are NbTiN as the superconductor and AlN as the insulator. We have demonstrated high quality NbTiN and AlN deposited by reactive DC magnetron sputtering (DCMS), both for individual layers and multilayers. Interface quality has been assessed for bilayer stacks with 250 nm NbTiN layers and AlN thicknesses from 30 nm down to1 nm. These SIS structures show continued sharp interfaces with total average roughness under 2 nm. The Hfp enhancement of the films will be examined with a 3rd harmonic magnetometry. The system is being designed and built in a continuing collaboration with CEA Saclay. It can measure 25 to 50 mm samples on a temperature controlled stage. This contribution presents an overview of the design of the 3rd harmonic magnetometer and the material properties assessment of standalone films and multilayer nanostructures. [1] A. Gurevich, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 88, p. 012511, 2006. |
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| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-SUPTEV016 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 22 June 2021 — Accepted ※ 10 November 2021 — Issue date ※ 16 May 2022 | ||
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| TUOFDV03 | Vacancy-Hydrogen Dynamics and Magnetic Impurities During Mid-T Bake | cavity, niobium, lattice, positron | 342 |
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| Positron annihilation measurements allow to study the hydrogen interaction with vacancies in a crystal lattice. Furthermore, the 3/2 ratio of the positronium annihilation can be used to identify local magnetic impurities in thin layers. Dynamic studies of these properties in annealing studies up to 300°C will be presented. The discussion is accompanied by X-ray reflectivity studies performed on single crystal samples to study the niobium oxide dissolution. The dynamics of magnetic impurities during a Mid-T bake will be presented, put into the context of cavity studies and a potential link to rf properties will be discussed. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-TUOFDV03 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 23 June 2021 — Revised ※ 12 July 2021 — Accepted ※ 21 August 2021 — Issue date ※ 05 December 2021 | ||
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| TUPFAV004 | Surface Polishing Facility for Superconducting RF Cavities at CERN | cavity, controls, PLC, niobium | 387 |
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| A new SRF cavity polishing facility which covers the needs for present projects like the HL-LHC and its CRAB cavities as well as ongoing and future activities in the frame of the FCC study was commissioned at CERN in 2019. This facility can handle chemical and electrochemical polishing baths, can process both niobium and copper-based cavities on a wide range of geometries, starting at 400 MHz up to 1.3 GHz for elliptical type of cavities and more complex shapes as defined by the DQW and RFD CRAB design. The main subassemblies of this facility are presented. Some important design details and materials choices of the facility will be briefly discussed together with the range of operational parameters. First results on different substrates and geometries are discussed in terms of surface finishing and polishing rate uniformity. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-TUPFAV004 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 17 June 2021 — Revised ※ 09 August 2021 — Accepted ※ 21 August 2021 — Issue date ※ 25 October 2021 | ||
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| WEPTEV012 | Characterization of Atomic-Layer-Deposited NbTiN and NbTiN/AlN Films for SIS Multilayer Structures | SRF, cavity, site, superconductivity | 662 |
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| SIS (superconductor-insulator-superconductor) mul-tilayer structures are proposed designs to repel early flux penetration and ease the impact of defects in SRF cavities. The demonstration of such device physics is strongly affected by the film qualities ’ material struc-ture and composition. Here, we characterized 100 nm NbTiN / 2 nm AlN / bulk Nb SIS structures and investigated the effect of the presence of the AlN layer on the NbTiN film properties. We find that the hcp-structured AlN layer results in a Nb composition gra-dient as a function of film depth, whereas the Nb con-centration remains constant in the NbTiN/Nb samples, which suggests that interface mismatch could induce significant change in NbTiN composition. The surface composition variation further leads to different oxide structures, which might impact the superconducting performance. Our observations indicate that the choice of the insulating layer in SIS structures is critical, and that interface mismatch together with internal strain could deteriorate the superconducting film. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-WEPTEV012 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 08 July 2021 — Revised ※ 06 August 2021 — Accepted ※ 22 November 2021 — Issue date ※ 02 January 2022 | ||
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| THPCAV007 | Thermal Mapping Studies on Nb/Su SRF Cavities | cavity, SRF, experiment, cryogenics | 796 |
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| A thermal mapping system is one of the most useful diagnostic tools to identify the mechanisms responsible of performance degradation in superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities. Unlike most of the thermal mapping systems currently in operation, we want to develop a system for mapping copper coated SRF cavities. This thermal mapping system, based on contact thermometry, will operate in both superfluid and normal liquid helium for the study of thin film cavities on copper built at CERN. This paper describes the R&D studies to design and develop the system. The characterisation of thermometers and the validation of their thermal contact are presented. Thanks to the use of some heaters with the aim of reproducing the presence of heat losses in a SRF cavity, temperature profiles on a copper surface will be shown at different conditions of the helium bath. In addition, preliminary results on magnetic field sensors, based on the anisotropic magnetoresistance effect, will be reported in view of their possible implementation in the thermal mapping system. | |||
| DOI • | reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2021-THPCAV007 | ||
| About • | Received ※ 18 June 2021 — Revised ※ 23 August 2021 — Accepted ※ 25 November 2021 — Issue date ※ 12 May 2022 | ||
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