Use of Acoustic Emission to Diagnose Breakdown in Accelerator RF Structures
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چکیده
Accelerator structures of a wide variety have been damaged by RF breakdowns. Very little is known about the mechanisms that cause the breakdown and the damage although there has been theoretical work [1,2]. Using an array of ultrasonic acoustic emission sensors we have been able to locate and classify breakdown events more accurately than possible using microwave techniques. Data from the technique has led to improvements in the design of the NLC X-band RF structure. We report results of acoustic emission studies at the DESY TESLA Test Facility and the SLAC NLC Test Accelerator. Contributed to Particle Accelerator Conference 2003 Portland, Ore., 12-16 May 2003 * Work supported by Department of Energy contract DE–AC03–76SF00515.
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