SRF2023 - List of Authors (Burk, D.A.)

Paper	Title	Page
TUPTB041	Visual, Optical and Replica Inspections: Surface Preparation of 650 MHz Nb Cavity for PIP-II Linac	507
	V. Chouhan, D.J. Bice, D.A. Burk, M.K. Ng, G. Wu Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
	Surface preparation of niobium superconducting RF cavities is a critical step for achieving good RF performance under the superconducting state. Surface defect, roughness, and contamination affect the accelerating gradient and quality factor of the cavities. We report surface inspection methods used to control the surface processing of 650 MHz cavities that will be used in the pre-production cryomodule for PIP-II linac. The cavity surface was routinely inspected visually, with an optical camera, and by microscopic scanning of surface replicas. This article covers details on the surface inspection methods and surface polishing process used to repair the surface.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB041
About •	Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 12 July 2023
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TUPTB042	Latest Development of Electropolishing Optimization for 650 MHz Cavity	512
	V. Chouhan, D.J. Bice, D.A. Burk, S.K. Chandrasekaran, A.T. Cravatta, P.F. Dubiel, G.V. Eremeev, F. Furuta, O.S. Melnychuk, A.V. Netepenko, M.K. Ng, J.P. Ozelis, H. Park, T.J. Ring, G. Wu Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA B.M. Guilfoyle, M.P. Kelly, T. Reid ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA
	Electropolishing (EP) of 1.3 GHz niobium (Nb) superconducting RF cavities is conducted to achieve a desired smooth and contaminant-free surface that yields good RF performance. Achieving a smooth surface of a large-sized elliptical cavity with the standard EP conditions was found to be challenging. This work aimed to conduct a systematic parametric EP study to understand the effects of various EP parameters on the surface of 650 MHz cavities used in PIP-II linac. Parameters optimized in this study provided a smooth surface of the cavities. The electropolished cavities met the baseline requirement of field gradient and qualified for further surface treatment to improve the cavity quality factor.
DOI •	reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB042
About •	Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 28 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 06 July 2023
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Visual, Optical and Replica Inspections: Surface Preparation of 650 MHz Nb Cavity for PIP-II Linac

507

V. Chouhan, D.J. Bice, D.A. Burk, M.K. Ng, G. Wu
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA

Surface preparation of niobium superconducting RF cavities is a critical step for achieving good RF performance under the superconducting state. Surface defect, roughness, and contamination affect the accelerating gradient and quality factor of the cavities. We report surface inspection methods used to control the surface processing of 650 MHz cavities that will be used in the pre-production cryomodule for PIP-II linac. The cavity surface was routinely inspected visually, with an optical camera, and by microscopic scanning of surface replicas. This article covers details on the surface inspection methods and surface polishing process used to repair the surface.

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reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB041

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Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 27 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 12 July 2023

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TUPTB042

Latest Development of Electropolishing Optimization for 650 MHz Cavity

512

V. Chouhan, D.J. Bice, D.A. Burk, S.K. Chandrasekaran, A.T. Cravatta, P.F. Dubiel, G.V. Eremeev, F. Furuta, O.S. Melnychuk, A.V. Netepenko, M.K. Ng, J.P. Ozelis, H. Park, T.J. Ring, G. Wu
Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois, USA
B.M. Guilfoyle, M.P. Kelly, T. Reid
ANL, Lemont, Illinois, USA

Electropolishing (EP) of 1.3 GHz niobium (Nb) superconducting RF cavities is conducted to achieve a desired smooth and contaminant-free surface that yields good RF performance. Achieving a smooth surface of a large-sized elliptical cavity with the standard EP conditions was found to be challenging. This work aimed to conduct a systematic parametric EP study to understand the effects of various EP parameters on the surface of 650 MHz cavities used in PIP-II linac. Parameters optimized in this study provided a smooth surface of the cavities. The electropolished cavities met the baseline requirement of field gradient and qualified for further surface treatment to improve the cavity quality factor.

DOI •

reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-SRF2023-TUPTB042

About •

Received ※ 19 June 2023 — Revised ※ 24 June 2023 — Accepted ※ 28 June 2023 — Issue date ※ 06 July 2023

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reference for this paper using ※ BibTeX, ※ LaTeX, ※ Text/Word, ※ RIS, ※ EndNote (xml)