Title :
Mechanical stability study of capture cavity II at fermilab
Author :
McGee, M.W. ; Pischalnikov, Y.
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia
Abstract :
Problematic resonant conditions at both 18 Hz and 180 Hz were encountered and identified early during the commissioning of Capture Cavity II (CC2) at Fermilab. CC2 consists of an external vacuum vessel and a superconducting high gradient (close to 25 MV/m) 9-cell 1.3 GHz niobium cavity, transported from DESY for use in the A0 Photoinjector at Fermilab. An ANSYS modal finite element analysis (FEA) was performed in order to isolate the source of the resonance and directed the effort towards stabilization. Using a fast piezoelectric tuner to excite (or shake) the cavity at different frequencies (from 5 Hz to 250 Hz) at a low-range sweep for analysis purposes. Both warm (300 K) and cold (1.8 K) accelerometer measurements at the cavity were taken as the resonant "fix" was applied. FEA results, cultural and technical noise investigation, and stabilization techniques are discussed.
Keywords :
accelerometers; finite element analysis; piezoelectric devices; superconducting cavity resonators; vacuum apparatus; A0 photoinjector; ANSYS modal finite element analysis; Fermilab; accelerometer measurements; capture cavity II; frequency 1.3 GHz; niobium cavity; piezoelectric tuner; superconducting high gradient; vacuum vessel; Accelerometers; Cultural differences; Finite element methods; Frequency; Niobium; Performance analysis; Resonance; Stability; Superconducting device noise; Tuners;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0916-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2007.4441221
