165 research outputs found
Structural and RF properties of niobium films deposited onto annealed niobium resonators
Studies have been performed on the properties of niobium thin films sputtered onto solid niobium TM010 resonators at 1.5 GHz. The purpose of the work is to study the behaviour of the film's RF and str uctural properties as a function of heat treatment temperature in order to determine if and at what treatment temperature the properties of the films merge with those of the bulk. Niobium resonators h ave been heat treated at temperatures up to 1100°C in a vacuum furnace inside a niobium box surrounded by a titanium gettering protection. Subsequently, they have been sputter coated with a niobium fi lm. Following RF measurements of the coated resonators, the cavities have undergone heat treatments as described above at 800°C, 900°C, 1000°C and 1100°C, each time followed by RF measurements. Before heat treatment, the RF response of the film was similar to that of a film coated on a copper substrate. A marked transition towards bulk-like RF behaviour was observed after the 900°C treatment. The c hanges include a sharp variation of the BCS resistance and of the sensitivity to externally applied magnetic field, quantities believed to be closely linked to the amount and nature of defects in the coating
Kohlenstoffbilanzen von renaturierten Hangmooren im Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz
In Moorböden ist ein Großteil des terrestrischen Kohlenstoffs gespeichert. Drainage für land- oder forstwirtschaftliche Nutzung von Mooren führt zu einer Freisetzung von Kohlenstoff aus dem Boden in die Atmosphäre. Renaturierung von genutzten Mooren ist ein weitverbreitetes Steuerungsinstrument um die Treibhausgasemissionen von Moorböden zu reduzieren. Dieses Projekt zielt darauf ab, die Kohlenstoffbilanzen von renaturierten Hangmooren zu quantifizieren. Die sogenannten Hangbrücher im Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald sind charakteristisch für die Region. Sie wurden seit dem 19. Jahrhundert mit Gräben für die forstwirtschaftliche Nutzung (Fichte) entwässert. Seit einigen Jahren werden sie im Rahmen von verschiedenen Projekten durch Grabenverschlüsse wiedervernässt. Außerdem wurde die Entnahme von standortsfremder Bestockung mittels Seilkran durchgeführt. Sechs Moore mit unterschiedlichen Degradierungsstadien wurden ausgewählt und verschiedene bodenchemische, -physikalische und -hydrologische Parameter aufgenommen. Die Ausdehnung der Moorflächen und die Kohlenstoffvorräte (Boden und Holz) werden erfasst und in ein Moorkataster überführt. Geoelektrische Sondierungen und Kartierungen werden zur Charakterisierung des oberflächennahen Untergrundes der Moorwälder und Hangmoore sowie zur Erfassung der hydrologischen Situation der Moorstandorte durchgeführt. Des Weiteren werden luftgestützte Laserscanaufnahmen für hochaufgelöste Geländemodelle und eine Abschätzung des Holzvorrates der Moore verwendet. Das Gesamtziel einer flächendeckenden Kohlenstoffbilanzierung wird erreicht, indem wir auf der Grundlage des Moorkatasters ein Upscaling der Kohlenstoffvorräte bei unterschiedlichen Renaturierungsszenarien durchführen. Das Moorkataster bietet außerdem die Möglichkeit die erhobenen Daten für ein Langzeitmonitoring der Flächen zu nutzen und dient dabei als Grundlage für weitere Untersuchungen
Recent evolution of an ice‐cored moraine at the Gentianes Pass, Valais Alps, Switzerland
International audienceLateral moraines located in permafrost environments often preserve large amounts of both glacier and periglacial ice. To understand how ice‐cored moraines located in high alpine environments evolve in a context of both glacier retreat and permafrost degradation, we performed 11 terrestrial laser‐scanning measurement campaigns between 2007 and 2014 on a highly anthropogenic overprinted moraine prone to instability. Resulting comparison of the subsequent 3D models allowed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the morphological evolution of the moraine. The comparisons indicate a very high geomorphic activity of the moraine including large areas affected by downslope movements of blocks and 10 landslides with a volume between 24 ± 1 and 1,138 ± 47 m3. Data also indicated a very strong ice melt with a loss of ice thickness locally reaching 17.7 m at the foot of the moraine. These results, compared with resistivity and thermal measurements of the ground, suggest the combined role of ice loss at the foot of the moraine and the permafrost activity/warming in triggering these processes
Flux pinning characteristics in cylindrical ingot niobium used in superconducting radio frequency cavity fabrication
We present the results of from DC magnetization and penetration depth
measurements of cylindrical bulk large-grain (LG) and fine-grain (FG) niobium
samples used for the fabrication of superconducting radio frequency (SRF)
cavities. The surface treatment consisted of electropolishing and low
temperature baking as they are typically applied to SRF cavities. The
magnetization data were fitted using a modified critical state model. The
critical current density Jc and pinning force Fp are calculated from the
magnetization data and their temperature dependence and field dependence are
presented. The LG samples have lower critical current density and pinning force
density compared to FG samples which implies a lower flux trapping efficiency.
This effect may explain the lower values of residual resistance often observed
in LG cavities than FG cavities
Low temperature laser scanning microscopy of a superconducting radio-frequency cavity
An apparatus was developed to obtain, for the first time, 2D maps of the
surface resistance of the inner surface of an operating superconducting
radio-frequency niobium cavity by a low-temperature laser scanning microscopy
technique. This allows identifying non-uniformities of the surface resistance
with a spatial resolution of about one order of magnitude better than with
earlier methods and surface resistance resolution of ~ 1 micro-Ohm at 3.3 GHz.
A signal-to-noise ratio of about 10 dB was obtained with 240 mW laser power and
1 Hz modulation frequency. The various components of the apparatus, the
experimental procedure and results are discussed in detail in this
contribution.Comment: 19 pages, 17 figures, submitted to Rev. Sci. Instru
Decadal evolution of a very small heavily debris-covered glacier in an Alpine permafrost environment
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