Study of ponderomotive instability in the FRIB beta=0.53 half-wave resonator
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Superconducting radio-frequency niobium cavities are susceptible to deformations caused by external or internal forces, leading to shifts in the cavity resonant frequency. One source of deformation comes from the radiation pressure of the cavity fields, producing the so-called Lorentz force detuning effect. This effect can couple to the cavity mechanical modes in generator driven mode, leading to ponderomotive instability. In the FRIB 322 MHz, β=0.53 Half-wave Resonators (HWR), the instability appeared when the cavity was detuned, with thresholds depending on low-level RF control parameters, such as closed loop gain, as well as accelerating gradient. Using a measured Lorentz Transfer Function, Simulink simulations were conducted to predict the instability thresholds, which were then compared with the experimental results. We will discuss how these thresholds can be broadened to enable stable operation at higher gradients.
Source: JACOW
Authors: Brown,Jacob, Kim,Sang-Hoon, Zhao,Shen, Xu,Ting, Chang,Wei
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy
OpenAlex ID: W7090886207
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