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Medium grain niobium SRF cavity production technology for science frontiers and accelerator applications

Herein we present the cost-effective production of superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities made of medium grain (MG) niobium (Nb) discs directly sliced from forged and annealed billet. This production method provides clean surface conditions and reliable mechanical characteristics with sub-millimeter average grain size resulting in stable SRF cavity production. We propose to apply this material to particle accelerator in the science and industrial applications. The science applications require high field gradients(≥ 30 MV/m) particularly in pulsed mode. The industrial applications require high $Q_0$ values with moderate gradients (~ 20 MV/m) in CW mode operation. This paper describes the MG Nb disc production recently demonstrated and discusses future prospects for application in advanced particle accelerators in the science and industrial applications.

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Center For Actinide Science and Technology (CAST)

CAST encompassed 17 senior researchers in its first funding cycle and added two additional theorists briefly in the final two years. Approximately 37 graduate students and post-doctoral associates were supported by CAST. Within the 19 senior researchers there were changes in composition since the center was first funded. One researcher left associated with a move to another university. Two were phased out because they did not meet the expectations of CAST in terms of research performance. These decisions were always made in consultation with our External Advisory Committee (EAC) and DOE management. In fact, the phasing out of the two PI’s was suggested first by the EAC. Two new researchers were also brought in response to feedback at our midterm review where it was suggested that we needed increased theory support in CAST. No further changes were implemented since then, and CAST researchers thought that stability and optimal productivity was achieved.

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