During 1999, four 700-MHz, medium-beta (b = 0.64), superconducting radio frequency (SCRF) cavities for a high-intensity proton linac project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) were manufactured by industry. The SCRF cavities were designed by a LANL team in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA, and manufactured at a CERCA plant in Romans, France. The cavities were made of 4-mm-thick, solid niobium sheets with a residual resistivity ratio (RRR) greater than 250. These niobium sheets were supplied by Wah Chang (USA), Heraeus AG (Germany), and Tokyo Denkai (Japan). The SCRF cavities were shipped to LANL for performance testing. This paper describes the experience gained during the manufacturing process at CERCA.
@article{arxiv.physics/0008090,
title = {Industrial Fabrication of Medium-Beta SCRF Cavities for a High-Intensity Proton Linac},
author = {J. Kuzminski and K. C. D. Chan and R. Gentzlinger and P. Maccioni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0008090},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
THD06, XX International Linac Conference, 3 pages, RF cavity, superconducting