Étude de coupleurs de puissance hyperfréquence pour accélérateurs supraconducteurs

Nowadays, the number of projects aiming at building high intensity proton linear accelerators is increasing thanks to a large field of applications: particles & nuclear physics, spallation sources and some applications in material sciences, biology and nuclear waste reprocessing. All these linear accelerator projects are based on superconducting technology that allows high accelerating gradients in continuous mode. The RF power coupler is one of the main components of the accelerator. It is designed to transmit the radio frequency power from the waveguide at room temperature to the cavity at 4 Kelvin with high reliability. In this thesis, a study of a 704.4MHz power coupler was carried out. The RF, thermal and mechanical behaviors of the coupler were simulated for 50kW full reflection continuous wave. This power coupler could be used as RF injector for MYRRHA elliptical cavities. The fabrication process has been established and two prototypes were build. A study of a 352MHz power coupler was also carried out to fulfill ESS Spoke cavities needs. The obtained design satisfies the specifications and lowers the maximum electric field in the power coupler window compared to existing design. Then a new fabrication process was developed using prestressed ceramic. Brazing operations have halved with this new process. It was shown that the prestressed could enhance the strengths ceramic. The last study in this thesis consisted in validating an extension to progressive waves of 3D simulation software of Multipacting, Musicc3D. The results obtained were favorably compared to the measurements for SPIRAL2 and XFEL power couplers.Les accélérateurs de particules hyperfréquences sont au cœur de projets d’envergure aux visées scientifiques (comme l’European Spallation Source) ou énergétiques (comme le réacteur hybride MYRRHA). Pour ces applications, les cavités résonnantes composant ces accélérateurs doivent atteindre des champs accélérateurs très importants. Elles ont alors besoin d’une grande puissance RF. Le coupleur de puissance doit permettre d’injecter cette puissance dans la cavité tout en garantissant une grande fiabilité. L’étude d’un coupleur à 704,4MHz a été réalisée. Les comportements radiofréquences, thermiques et mécaniques ont été modélisés pour une puissance de 50kW en réflexion toutes phases. Les performances simulées permettent d’envisager son utilisation comme coupleur pour les cavités elliptiques de l’ADS MYRRHA. L’industrialisation d’un tel coupleur a également été étudiée. Cette étude a donné lieu à la fabrication de deux prototypes. L’étude d’un coupleur à 352MHz a également été réalisée afin de répondre aux exigences de la cavité SPOKE ESS. Un nouveau processus d’assemblage, impliquant une méthode de précontrainte de la céramique, sera exposé. Ce processus diminue le nombre d’étapes de fabrication et renforce mécaniquement la fenêtre du coupleur. Cette thèse a également permis la validation de l’extension aux ondes progressives d’un logiciel de simulation 3D du multipactor : Musicc3D. Les simulations et les mesures ont été favorablement comparées pour les coupleurs SPIRAL2 et XFEL

Study of hyperfrequency power couplers for superconducting accelerators

Les accélérateurs de particules hyperfréquences sont au cœur de projets d’envergure aux visées scientifiques (comme l’European Spallation Source) ou énergétiques (comme le réacteur hybride MYRRHA). Pour ces applications, les cavités résonnantes composant ces accélérateurs doivent atteindre des champs accélérateurs très importants. Elles ont alors besoin d’une grande puissance RF. Le coupleur de puissance doit permettre d’injecter cette puissance dans la cavité tout en garantissant une grande fiabilité. L’étude d’un coupleur à 704,4MHz a été réalisée. Les comportements radiofréquences, thermiques et mécaniques ont été modélisés pour une puissance de 50kW en réflexion toutes phases. Les performances simulées permettent d’envisager son utilisation comme coupleur pour les cavités elliptiques de l’ADS MYRRHA. L’industrialisation d’un tel coupleur a également été étudiée. Cette étude a donné lieu à la fabrication de deux prototypes. L’étude d’un coupleur à 352MHz a également été réalisée afin de répondre aux exigences de la cavité SPOKE ESS. Un nouveau processus d’assemblage, impliquant une méthode de précontrainte de la céramique, sera exposé. Ce processus diminue le nombre d’étapes de fabrication et renforce mécaniquement la fenêtre du coupleur. Cette thèse a également permis la validation de l’extension aux ondes progressives d’un logiciel de simulation 3D du multipactor : Musicc3D. Les simulations et les mesures ont été favorablement comparées pour les coupleurs SPIRAL2 et XFEL.Nowadays, the number of projects aiming at building high intensity proton linear accelerators is increasing thanks to a large field of applications: particles & nuclear physics, spallation sources and some applications in material sciences, biology and nuclear waste reprocessing. All these linear accelerator projects are based on superconducting technology that allows high accelerating gradients in continuous mode. The RF power coupler is one of the main components of the accelerator. It is designed to transmit the radio frequency power from the waveguide at room temperature to the cavity at 4 Kelvin with high reliability. In this thesis, a study of a 704.4MHz power coupler was carried out. The RF, thermal and mechanical behaviors of the coupler were simulated for 50kW full reflection continuous wave. This power coupler could be used as RF injector for MYRRHA elliptical cavities. The fabrication process has been established and two prototypes were build. A study of a 352MHz power coupler was also carried out to fulfill ESS Spoke cavities needs. The obtained design satisfies the specifications and lowers the maximum electric field in the power coupler window compared to existing design. Then a new fabrication process was developed using prestressed ceramic. Brazing operations have halved with this new process. It was shown that the prestressed could enhance the strengths ceramic. The last study in this thesis consisted in validating an extension to progressive waves of 3D simulation software of Multipacting, Musicc3D. The results obtained were favorably compared to the measurements for SPIRAL2 and XFEL power couplers

Development of 704.4 MHz Power Coupler Window for Myrrha Project

International audienceMyrrha is an accelerator driven system (ADS) hybrid research reactor designed for spent nuclear fuel burning. The linac controlling the reactor has to be highly reliable (low failure rate). In order to fulfill requirements of ADS projects like Myrrha, IPNO and Thales are involved in a power couplers research and development program. We develop a power coupler window, with MAX RF design, for 80 kW CW input power. During the study, we take account of fabrication and cost issues. We present in this paper the result of simulations needed to design this coupler window. The electromagnetic, thermal and thermo-mechanical simulations were performed with Ansys. The multipacting simulations were performed with Musicc3D, software developed by IPNO. The conditioning and test bench is also described as two prototypes have to be tested this autumn

Development of 352.2 Mhz Power Coupler Window for R&D Purposes

International audienceIPNO and Thales are conducting power couplers research and development. This paper present a new window design that fulfills European Spallation Source (ESS) requirements (400 kW RF peak power). The results of electromagnetic, thermal, thermo-mechanical, multipacting simulations and the consequences of the new ceramic window of power coupler will be reported. The multipacting simulations were performed with Musicc3D, software developed by IPNO. The new design overcome ceramic's weakness in tension and allows stronger constraints in the power coupler window

Influence of zostera meadows on geochemistry and meiofauna of the sediment of a tidal lagoon (Arcachon Basin): new technical approaches

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Simultaneous 2D Imaging of Dissolved Iron and Reactive Phosphorus in Sediment Porewaters by Thin-Film and Hyperspectral Methods

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SEQUESTERED CHLOROPLASTS IN THE BENTHIC FORAMINIFER HAYNESINA GERMANICA : CELLULAR ORGANIZATION, OXYGEN FLUXES AND POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

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Sequestered Chloroplasts In The Benthic Foraminifer Haynesina Germanica: Cellular Organization, Oxygen Fluxes And Potential Ecological Implications

Haynesina germanica is a coastal benthic foraminifer known to sequester chloroplasts from benthic pennate diatoms. This study investigates its cellular organization, as well as the oxygen consumption and production rates under dark and light conditions. The implications of the sequestered chloroplasts are subsequently discussed at an individual and ecological level. Living specimens collected in Arcachon Basin showed well-preserved chloroplasts in the cytoplasm in observations using transmission electron microscopy. Microelectrodes were used to measure oxygen consumption and production rates in incubated specimens in the laboratory. In the dark, oxygen consumption rates ranged from 662 +/- 12 to 1082 +/- 59 pmol O-2 ind(-1) d(-1). Under illuminated conditions (i.e., about 300 mu mol photon(-1) m(-2) s(-1)), we observed and quantified substantial photosynthetic activity, up to 199 pmol O-2 ind(-1) d(-1). It appears that H. germanica combines autotrophic and heterotrophic nutritional modes, thereby reflecting a mixotrophic strategy. In Arcachon Basin, H. germanica potentially uses chloroplasts acquired from microphytobenthos to carry out photosynthesis and produce oxygen and organic matter. Stored chloroplasts could constitute an additional food source during impoverished periods, providing substantial competitive advantage to this species. This putative behavior could also affect the biogeochemistry of the sediment at a microscale by creating oxygenated microniches around individual foraminifera

Simultaneous 2D Imaging of Dissolved Iron and Reactive Phosphorus in Sediment Porewaters by Thin-Film and Hyperspectral Methods

This study presents a new approach combining diffusive equilibrium in thin-film (DET) and spectrophotometric methods to determine the spatial variability of dissolved iron and dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) with a single gel probe. Its originality is (1) to postpone up to three months the colorimetric reaction of DET by freezing and (2) to measure simultaneously dissolved iron and DRP by hyperspectral imaging at a submillimeter resolution. After a few minutes at room temperature, the thawed gel is sandwiched between two monospecific reagent DET gels, leading to magenta and blue coloration for iron and phosphate, respectively. Spatial distribution of the resulting colors is obtained using a hyperspectral camera. Reflectance spectra analysis enables deconvolution of specific colorations by the unmixing method applied to the logarithmic reflectance, leading to an accurate quantification of iron and DRP. This method was applied in the Arcachon lagoon (France) on muddy sediments colonized by eelgrass (Zostera noltei) meadows. The 2D gel probes highlighted microstructures in the spatial distribution of dissolved iron and phosphorus, which are most likely associated with the occurrence of benthic fauna burrows and seagrass roots

Semiempirical breakdown curves of C2_2N(+)^{(+)} and C3_3N(+)^{(+)}molecules; application to products branching ratios predictions of physical and chemical processes involving these adducts

We constructed semiempirical breakdown curves (BDC) for C$_2$N, C$_3$N, C$_2$N$^+$ and C$_3$N$^+$ molecules. These BDC, which are energy dependent dissociation branching ratios (BR) curves, were used to predict products branching ratios for various processes leading to the formation of C$_2$N$^{(+)}$ and C$_3$N$^{(+)}$ excited adducts. These processes, of astrochemical interest, are neutral-neutral and ion-molecule reactions, dissociative recombination and charge transfer reactions with He$^+$. Model predictions of BR are compared to the literature data and to reported values in the kinetic database for astrochemistry KIDA. With the new BR values, the C$_n$N abundances in cold cores were simulated