Design, analysis, and fabrication of the APT cavities

Author

Atencio, S. ; Campbell, B. ; Chan, K. ; Cimabue, A. ; Clark, W. ; Ellis, G. ; Gentzlinger, R. ; Haagenstad, H. ; Hammon, D. ; Haynes, W.B. ; Kelley, J.P. ; Krawczyk, F. ; Manzo, M. ; Martinez, F. ; Martinez, H. ; McClellen, J. ; Mitchell, J. ; Mitchell, R

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

965

Abstract

The design for the superconducting cavities of the high-energy accelerator for the Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) project has been extensively changed in the last two years. The original accelerator design incorporated 0.48 and 0.71 beta cavities with stiffeners, and a stainless-steel helium vessel. Today, the accelerator uses unstiffened 0.64 and 0.82 beta cavities, and a titanium helium vessel. This paper discusses the design process, including the supporting analyses, prototype cavities built, and the decisions made to support the current design. The design of the integrated cavity-helium vessel is presented. Future plans and testing for design validation are also discussed

Keywords

accelerator cavities; linear accelerators; proton accelerators; superconducting cavity resonators; titanium; APT cavities; Accelerator Production of Tritium; Ti; design process; design validation; high-energy accelerator; integrated cavity-helium vessel; prototype cavities; stainless-steel helium vessel; superconducting cavities; Accelerator architectures; Electron accelerators; Fabrication; Helium; Manufacturing; Niobium; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Testing; Titanium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.795416

Filename

795416