Abstract

Experiments to investigate copper surface fatigue caused by pulsed rf radiation were carried out using the 30 GHz free electron maser. The copper surface of a special test cavity was exposed to 15–20MW/150–200ns rf pulses with a repetition rate of 1 Hz, providing a temperature rise of up to 250°C in each pulse. An electron microscope was used to study the copper surface both before and after exposure to 104–105 rf pulses. An examination of the copper microstructure and cracks which developed during the experiment was made. Dramatic degradation of the copper surface and causes of very frequent breakdown were observed when the total number of rf pulses reaches 6×104 .

Details

Title
Experiment on pulse heating and surface degradation of a copper cavity powered by powerful 30 GHz free electron maser
Author
Ginzburg, N S; Golubev, I I; Kaminsky, A K; Kozlov, A P; Kuzikov, S V; Perelstein, E A; N. Yu. Peskov; Petelin, M I; Sedykh, S N; Sergeev, A P; Sergeev, A S; Vikharev, A A; Zaitsev, N I
Section
ARTICLES
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Apr 2011
Publisher
American Physical Society
e-ISSN
10984402
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2551248508
Copyright
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