Status and specifications of a Project X front-end accelerator test facility at Fermilab

This paper describes the construction and operational status of an accelerator test facility for Project X. The purpose of this facility is for Project X component development activities that benefit from beam tests and any development activities that require 325 MHz or 650 MHz RF power. It presently includes an H- beam line, a 325 MHz superconducting cavity test facility, a 325 MHz (pulsed) RF power source, and a 650 MHz (CW) RF power source. The paper also discusses some specific Project X components that will be tested in the facility.Comment: 3 pp. Particle Accelerator, 24th Conference (PAC'11) 2011. 28 Mar - 1 Apr 2011. New York, US

DESIGN AND HIGH POWER TESTING OF 52.809 MHZ RF CAVITIES FOR SLIP STACKING IN THE FERMILAB RECYCLER*

Abstract For NOvA and future experiments requiring high intensity proton beams, Fermilab is in the process of upgrading the existing accelerator complex for increased proton production. One such improvement is to reduce the Main Injector cycle time, by performing slip stacking, previously done in the Main Injector, in the now repurposed Recycler Ring. Recycler slip stacking requires two new RF cavities operating at slightly different frequencies (df = 1260Hz). These are copper, coaxial, quarter wave cavities with R/Q =13 ohms. They operate at a peak gap voltage of 150 kV with 150 kW peak drive power (60% duty factor), and are resonant at 52.809 MHz with a 10 kHz tuning range. Two have been completed and installed. The design, high power test results, and status of the cavities are presented

Tests of a tuner for a 325 MHz SRF spoke resonator

Fermilab is developing 325 MHz SRF spoke cavities for the proposed Project X. A compact fast/slow tuner has been developed for final tuning of the resonance frequency of the cavity after cooling down to operating temperature and to compensate microphonics and Lorentz force detuning [2]. The modified tuner design and results of 4.5K tests of the first prototype are presented. The performance of lever tuners for the SSR1 spoke resonator prototype has been measured during recent CW and pulsed tests in the Fermilab SCTF. The tuner met or exceeded all design goals and has been used to successfully: (1) Bring the cold cavity to the operating frequency; (2) Compensate for dynamic Lorentz force detuning; and (3) Compensate for frequency detuning of the cavity due to changes in the He bath pressure