Title :
805 MHz high power input coupler for SRF cavity in a RIA cryomodule
Author :
Shu, Quan-Sheng ; Susta, Joe ; Cheng, Guangfeng ; Grimm, Terry L. ; Popielarski, John ; Hartung, Walter ; Einarson, Steven ; Treado, Todd A.
Author_Institution :
AMAC Int. Inc, Newport News, VA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Rare Isotope Accelerator uses 805 MHz superconducting rf cavities in the linac. Power is transmitted capacitively into the cavities via a high power input coupler. The coupler was designed for greater than 10 kW cw with a VSWR less than 1.05. The design load to the 2 K liquid helium is less than 2 W. The external Q of the coupler is about 2×107. The couplers were conditioned off-line to over 200 kW pulsed before installation into a prototype cryomodule. The cryomodule was tested at 2 K to full accelerating gradients. Multipacting barriers in the coupler were quickly conditioned, and no arcs or discharges were observed during testing. Details of the power couplers performance will be presented.
Keywords :
UHF couplers; accelerator RF systems; accelerator cavities; accelerator magnets; superconducting cavity resonators; 805 MHz; RIA cryomodule; SRF cavity; accelerator RF system; high power input coupler; multipacting barriers; power couplers performance; rare isotope accelerator; superconducting accelerator; superconducting cavity resonators; superconducting rf cavities; Coaxial components; Coupling circuits; Helium; Power industry; Prototypes; Q measurement; Radio frequency; Superconducting transmission lines; Tensile stress; Testing; Accelerator RF system; high RF power coupler; superconducting accelerator; superconducting cavity resonators;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2005.849577