Speaker
Description
Recent studies indicate the magnitude of an anomalous decrease in the resonant frequency, so-called frequency dip, near critical temperature of superconducting niobium cavities, Tc, correlates to the cavity quality factor, Q0, and impurities introduced into the superconducting niobium surfaces, such as nitrogen or oxygen. We measured frequency dips in both 644 MHz fundamental mode (FM) and 1.45 GHz higher-order mode (HOM) of single-cell elliptical cavities for FRIB energy upgrade (FRIB400) R&D. These measurements were performed in cavities with the following surface treatments: 1) electropolished (EP) only, 2) nitrogen-doped (N-doping), 3) medium-temperature (mid-T) baked and then hydrofluoric (HF) acid rinsed. We will present measured frequency dips and compare them to cavity Q0 performance in the FM. Frequency-dependent behavior of frequency dips with various surface treatments will also be discussed as our experimental setup has a unique feature compared to previous studies, which allows for measurement of frequency dips in different modes within the same cavity, in other word, on the same surfaces.
Funding Agency
Work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy using resources of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, under Award Number DE-SC0023633.
