Dresden 2013 – scientific programme
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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik
T 114: Beschleunigerphysik I (SC, SC-Cavities)
T 114.3: Talk
Monday, March 4, 2013, 11:45–12:00, WIL-C203
Simulation of a Quadrupole Resonator — •Raphael Kleindienst — Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Deutschland
Modern particle accelerators often rely on superconducting radio frequency (SRF) technology for accelerating cavities. In particular in CW operation, very high quality factors up into the high range are desirable, since one of the main cost drivers of such an accelerator, the cryogenic refrigeration plant, is inversely proportional to Q0.
Present day superconducting cavities are generally made of solid Niobium. A possibility to increase the quality factor as well as accelerating fields is to use thin film coated cavities. Apart from Niobium thin films, other superconducting materials, such as MgB2 ,NbN and Nb3Sn are promising candidates. Measuring and understanding the RF-properties of superconducting thin films, specifically the surface resistance, is needed to drive forward this development.
Currently only few facilities exist capable of measuring the surface resistance of thin films samples with a resolution in the nano-ohm range at the operating frequency of typical cavities(e.g. L-band). A dedicated test stand consisting of a quadrupole resonator is therefore being constructed at the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin.
This system is based on the 400MHz quadrupole resonator at CERN, with the design adapted to 433 MHz (making available the higher harmonic mode at 1,3GHz) and optimized with respect to resolution and maximum achievable fields using simulation data obtained with CST Microwave Studio as well as ANSYS. The simulated design is being manufactured. An outlook for future physics runs is given.