Investigation on different materials after pulsed high field conditioning and low-energy H- irradiation

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Auteurs principaux: Serafim, Catarina, Peacock, R., Calatroni, S., Djurabekova, F., Fontenla, A. T., Wuensch, W., Sgobba, S., Grudiev, A., Lombardi, A., Sargsyan, E., Ramberger, S., Bellodi, G.
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author Serafim, Catarina
Peacock, R.
Calatroni, S.
Djurabekova, F.
Fontenla, A. T.
Wuensch, W.
Sgobba, S.
Grudiev, A.
Lombardi, A.
Sargsyan, E.
Ramberger, S.
Bellodi, G.
author_facet Serafim, Catarina
Peacock, R.
Calatroni, S.
Djurabekova, F.
Fontenla, A. T.
Wuensch, W.
Sgobba, S.
Grudiev, A.
Lombardi, A.
Sargsyan, E.
Ramberger, S.
Bellodi, G.
contents During operation, the radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) of the LINAC4 at CERN is exposed to high electric fields, which can lead to vacuum breakdown. It is also subject to beam loss, which can cause surface modification, including blistering, which can result in reduced electric field holding and an increased breakdown rate. First, experiments to study the high-voltage conditioning process and electrical breakdown statistics have been conducted using pulsed high voltage DC systems in order to identify materials with high electric field handling capability and robustness to low-energy irradiation. In this paper, we discuss the results obtained for the different materials tested. To complement these, an investigation of their metallurgical properties using advanced microscopic techniques was done to observe and characterize the different materials and to compare results before and after irradiation and breakdown testing.
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spellingShingle Investigation on different materials after pulsed high field conditioning and low-energy H- irradiation
Serafim, Catarina
Peacock, R.
Calatroni, S.
Djurabekova, F.
Fontenla, A. T.
Wuensch, W.
Sgobba, S.
Grudiev, A.
Lombardi, A.
Sargsyan, E.
Ramberger, S.
Bellodi, G.
Accelerator Physics
During operation, the radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) of the LINAC4 at CERN is exposed to high electric fields, which can lead to vacuum breakdown. It is also subject to beam loss, which can cause surface modification, including blistering, which can result in reduced electric field holding and an increased breakdown rate. First, experiments to study the high-voltage conditioning process and electrical breakdown statistics have been conducted using pulsed high voltage DC systems in order to identify materials with high electric field handling capability and robustness to low-energy irradiation. In this paper, we discuss the results obtained for the different materials tested. To complement these, an investigation of their metallurgical properties using advanced microscopic techniques was done to observe and characterize the different materials and to compare results before and after irradiation and breakdown testing.
title Investigation on different materials after pulsed high field conditioning and low-energy H- irradiation
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00084