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TY - CONF AU - Parsons, J.R. AU - Fukasawa, A. AU - Lawler, G.E. AU - Majernik, N. AU - Rosenzweig, J.B. ED - Zimmermann, Frank ED - Tanaka, Hitoshi ED - Sudmuang, Porntip ED - Klysubun, Prapong ED - Sunwong, Prapaiwan ED - Chanwattana, Thakonwat ED - Petit-Jean-Genaz, Christine ED - Schaa, Volker R.W. TI - Temperature Dependent Effects on Quality Factor in C-band RF Cavities J2 - Proc. of IPAC2022, Bangkok, Thailand, 12-17 June 2022 CY - Bangkok, Thailand T2 - International Particle Accelerator Conference T3 - 13 LA - english AB - Cryogenic operation and associated skin effects are encouraging fields of study for increasing RF gradients of beams within cavities and decreasing the required size for linear accelerators such as free electron lasers. Notably, a cavity’s RF quality factor Q, the ratio of the outgoing RF signal power to the input power, is theoretically multiplied by over 4 when subjected to cryogenic temperatures. Precise measurements of this Q factor require defining a cryostat unit, which consists of a high vacuum chamber, a coldhead, and MLI shielding. We optimized the cryostat by running several cool down tests at high vacuum, incorporating different geometries of MLI shielding to achieve the lowest possible temperatures. We then performed a low power C-band test after installing a cylindrical copper RF cavity to measure the Q factor. Finally, we improved stability and amplification within the chamber by installing edge welded bellows to the coldhead to reduce vibrations. These measurements provide a basis for the development of cryogenic infrastructure to sustain a cryogenic temperature environment for future RF applications. PB - JACoW Publishing CP - Geneva, Switzerland SP - 2826 EP - 2828 KW - cavity KW - cryogenics KW - vacuum KW - shielding KW - electron DA - 2022/07 PY - 2022 SN - 2673-5490 SN - 978-3-95450-227-1 DO - doi:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2022-THPOTK027 UR - https://jacow.org/ipac2022/papers/thpotk027.pdf ER -