Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Chemistry
Journal Title
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Pub Date
4-2013
Volume
16
Issue
4
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Abstract
Large-grain Nb has become a viable alternative to fine-grain Nb for the fabrication of superconducting radio-frequency cavities. In this contribution we report the results from a heat treatment study of a large-grain 1.5 GHz single-cell cavity made of “medium purity” Nb. The baseline surface preparation prior to heat treatment consisted of standard buffered chemical polishing. The heat treatment in the range 800–1400°C was done in a newly designed vacuum induction furnace. Q0 values of the order of 2×1010 at 2.0 K and peak surface magnetic field (Bp) of 90 mT were achieved reproducibly. A Q0 value of (5±1)×1010 at 2.0 K and Bp=90 mT was obtained after heat treatment at 1400°C. This is the highest value ever reported at this temperature, frequency, and field. Samples heat treated with the cavity at 1400°C were analyzed by secondary ion mass spectrometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy dispersive x ray, point-contact tunneling, and x-ray diffraction, and revealed a complex surface composition which includes titanium oxide, increased carbon, and nitrogen content but reduced hydrogen concentration compared to a non-heat-treated sample.
Recommended Citation
Dhakal, P.; Ciovati, G.; Myneni, G. R.; Gray, K. E.; et al.; and Pike, Robert D., Effect of High Temperature Heat Treatments on the Quality Factor of a Large-grain Superconducting Radio-frequency Niobium Cavity (2013). Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 16(4).
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.042001
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.042001
