Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses

Tsinghua University has designed an X-band (11.424 GHz) slow-wave parallel-coupled ten-cell standing-wave accelerator structure, operated it at a high gradient with 40-ns-long rf pulses. Unexpected bead-pull results were observed during the cold testing, which we attribute to intercavity coupling. T...

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Main Authors: Weihang Gu, Hao Zha, Jiaru Shi, Yuliang Jiang, Xiancai Lin, Focheng Liu, Jian Gao, An Li, Fangjun Hu, Qingzhu Li, Qiang Gao, Huaibi Chen
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Published: American Physical Society 2025-06-01
Series:Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/dqpb-hst9
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author Weihang Gu
Hao Zha
Jiaru Shi
Yuliang Jiang
Xiancai Lin
Focheng Liu
Jian Gao
An Li
Fangjun Hu
Qingzhu Li
Qiang Gao
Huaibi Chen
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Hao Zha
Jiaru Shi
Yuliang Jiang
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Focheng Liu
Jian Gao
An Li
Fangjun Hu
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Huaibi Chen
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description Tsinghua University has designed an X-band (11.424 GHz) slow-wave parallel-coupled ten-cell standing-wave accelerator structure, operated it at a high gradient with 40-ns-long rf pulses. Unexpected bead-pull results were observed during the cold testing, which we attribute to intercavity coupling. To explain these results, a multicell coupling circuit model was developed and used to analyze the data. High-power testing was conducted on the TPOT-X platform, achieving a highest gradient of 130  MV/m after 1.1×10^{7} conditioning pulses. Compared to conventional multicavity high-gradient structures, the distributed power feeding system offers a shorter conditioning period and demonstrates the potential to achieve higher accelerating gradients under short-pulse operation.
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spelling doaj-art-aec0d2a88bed405b8e541afa772d8f552025-08-20T03:38:31ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882025-06-0128606040110.1103/dqpb-hst9Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulsesWeihang GuHao ZhaJiaru ShiYuliang JiangXiancai LinFocheng LiuJian GaoAn LiFangjun HuQingzhu LiQiang GaoHuaibi ChenTsinghua University has designed an X-band (11.424 GHz) slow-wave parallel-coupled ten-cell standing-wave accelerator structure, operated it at a high gradient with 40-ns-long rf pulses. Unexpected bead-pull results were observed during the cold testing, which we attribute to intercavity coupling. To explain these results, a multicell coupling circuit model was developed and used to analyze the data. High-power testing was conducted on the TPOT-X platform, achieving a highest gradient of 130  MV/m after 1.1×10^{7} conditioning pulses. Compared to conventional multicavity high-gradient structures, the distributed power feeding system offers a shorter conditioning period and demonstrates the potential to achieve higher accelerating gradients under short-pulse operation.http://doi.org/10.1103/dqpb-hst9
spellingShingle Weihang Gu
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Xiancai Lin
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Qingzhu Li
Qiang Gao
Huaibi Chen
Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
title Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
title_full Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
title_fullStr Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
title_full_unstemmed Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
title_short Design, fabrication, and test of a parallel-coupled slow-wave high-gradient structure for short input power pulses
title_sort design fabrication and test of a parallel coupled slow wave high gradient structure for short input power pulses
url http://doi.org/10.1103/dqpb-hst9
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