Abstract
A fundamental limitation towards achieving high quality factors in superconducting radio-frequency cavities is the so-called residual resistance. Understanding and controlling the residual resistance has important implications towards improving the efficiency and reduce the operating cost of continuous wave superconducting linear accelerators. In this contribution we will report on the residual resistance values obtained from measurements of the quality factor of a large set of cavities, with resonant frequency between 805 MHz and 1.5 GHz, all of them processed and tested at Jefferson Lab. Surface treatments included both buffered chemical polishing and electropolishing. The results indicate an approximate value of the residual resistance of about 7-10 nΩ.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5643110 |
Pages (from-to) | 1914-1917 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 PART 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Funding
Manuscript received August 02, 2010; accepted October 08, 2010. Date of publication November 22, 2010; date of current version May 27, 2011. This manuscript has been authored by Jefferson Science Associates, LLC under US DOE Contract DE-AC05-06OR23177.
Funders | Funder number |
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U.S. Department of Energy | DE-AC05-06OR23177 |
Keywords
- Niobium
- Superconducting accelerator cavities
- Superconducting devices