Superconducting resonant frequency cavities, related components, and fabrication methods thereof
US11202362B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P11/008
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure relates to an apparatus or device commonly referred to as a superconducting resonant cavity or Radio Frequency (SRF) cavity, the related components associated with the SRF Cavity, and various fabrication methods thereof. SRF cavities are used to accelerate charged particles to high energies and high velocities and various fabrication methods of said SRF apparatus. SRF cavities are used in a wide variety of applications ranging from particle accelerators, to light sources for spectroscopy, to linear accelerators for the transmutation of nuclear waste and the advanced production of tritium, to NMR and MRI imaging and spectroscopy, and proton radiation therapy for the treatment of certain types of cancer.This disclosure further describes a wide variety of means and methods for: a) the fabrication of SRF cavity structures, b) at least one or more film deposition means, and c) at least one or more heat treating means using either the Bronze Route or Internal Tin processes to form the superconducting Nb3Sn phase on the interior surface of an SRF cavity via a solid state diffusion reaction process.
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