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Performance Validation of High-Gradient X-Band Structures at the University of Melbourne’s X-LAB

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8 Sept 2025, 16:00
2h
Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild of Students

Mountford Hall, Liverpool Guild of Students

University of Liverpool
Poster Presentation MC08: Machine Parameter Measurements MOPMO

Speaker

Matteo Volpi (The University of Melbourne)

Description

The X-band Laboratory for Accelerators and Beams (X-LAB) at the University of Melbourne enables high-power testing of X-band accelerator technologies, including components for CERN’s Compact Linear Collider (CLIC). At its core is Mel-BOX, a high-gradient test stand rebuilt from CERN’s XBOX3. Two TD24 structures, previously conditioned at CERN, have been successfully re-tested, along with RF windows, SLED-I pulse compressors, and 3D-printed loads. Beam instrumentation at X-LAB includes Faraday cups with high-resolution digitizers to measure dark current and breakdown emissions. Fast time-domain measurements along the waveguide using GHz-bandwidth oscilloscopes allow localization of breakdown events. Optical fibers detect Cherenkov light near the structures, providing complementary pulse-resolved signals. These are cross-referenced with Faraday cup data to study early-stage field emission. X-LAB integrates RF testing and diagnostics to support the development of compact, high-gradient accelerator systems.

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Author

Matteo Volpi (The University of Melbourne)

Co-authors

Geoffery Taylor (The University of Melbourne) Joel Valerian (The University of Melbourne) Jun Yee Tan (Australian Synchrotron) Paarangat Pushkarna (The University of Melbourne) Paul Giansiracusa (The University of Melbourne) Roger Rassool (The University of Melbourne) Rohan Dowd (Australian Synchrotron) Suzanne Sheehy (The University of Melbourne)

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