Improved surface treatment of the superconducting TESLA cavities

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 516, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 213-227

  Lilje, L ^a   Antoine, C ^b   Benvenuti, C ^c   Bloess, D ^c   Charrier, J P ^b   Chiaveri, E ^c   Ferreira, L ^c   Losito, R ^c   Matheisen, A ^a   Preis, H ^c   Proch, D ^a   Reschke, D ^a   Safa, H ^a   Schmuser P ^d   Trines, D ^a   Visentin, B ^b   Wenninger, H ^c  

^a DESY   (Germany)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c CERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerating gradients; High energy accelerators; Niobium; Superconducting RF cavities; Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; COLLIDING BEAM ACCELERATORS; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTIC POLISHING; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; ETCHING; HYDROGEN; NIOBIUM; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

BAKEOUT EFFECT; ELECTRON-POSITRON COLLIDERS; SUPERCONDUCTING CAVITIES;

NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION;

EID: 0346846462     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.116     Document Type: Article

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