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Additive manufacturing (AM) offers new possibilities for the design and fabrication of radio-frequency quadrupoles (RFQs), particularly in enabling complex internal geometries that are difficult or impossible to realize with conventional machining. In this work, the application of AM to the production of 4-rod RFQ structures made from pure copper and copper alloys is investigated.
A key focus is the integration of gyroid-based lattice structures within the cooling channels to enhance heat transfer and improve thermal stability under high RF load. A 4-stem RFQ prototype is designed and manufactured to evaluate the feasibility of this approach.
The primary goal is to assess the potential for stable continuous-wave (CW) operation, to explore the achievable increase in power handling capability compared to conventionally manufactured RFQs, and to evaluate the potential for reductions in manufacturing cost enabled by additive manufacturing.
The results aim to demonstrate that AM-enabled design, combined with advanced cooling concepts, can provide a viable pathway toward next-generation high-power RFQ systems.
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