Residual resistance data from cavity production projects at Jefferson Lab

Gianluigi Ciovati, Rongli Geng, John Mammosser, Jeffrey W. Saunders

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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 languageEnglish
Article number5643110
Pages (from-to)1914-1917
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume21
Issue number3 PART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - 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.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of EnergyDE-AC05-06OR23177

    Keywords

    • Niobium
    • Superconducting accelerator cavities
    • Superconducting devices

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