Improving the Work Function of Nitrogen-Doped Niobium Surfaces for SRF Cavities by Plasma Processing

K. E. Tippey, R. Afanador, M. Doleans, S. Kim, J. D. Mammosser, C. McMahan, M. Martinello

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Abstract

Work function and surface chemistries of SiC-polished, electropolished, and nitrogen-doped niobium coupons were analyzed before and after plasma processing using a neon-oxygen gas mixture. These studies represent an initial enquiry into the feasibility of applying the plasma processing technique designed at ORNL for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) to the nitrogen-doped Nb cavities for the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS-II) upgrade. Work function of all measured samples was increased after plasma processing, which indicates the strong potential of the plasma processing technique as a tool for increasing the accelerating gradient of nitrogen-doped cavities.

Original languageEnglish
Article number082010
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume1067
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 5 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2018 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: Apr 29 2018May 4 2018

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