Speaker
Michael Mayerhofer
(Universität der Bundeswehr München)
Description
Our research focuses on exploitation the potential of AM for S- and C-band RF cavities made from pure copper.Prototypes of a 5-cell S-band drift tube resonator and side-coupled cavity cells, commonly used in linac systems for medical and industrial applications, have been successfully additively manufactured. Evaluation of these prototypes reveals that AM cavities perform comparably to conventionally manufactured in terms of e.g. vacuum tightness, geometric accuracy and surface conductivity. Simultaneously, AM allows for a major cost reductions and increased shunt impedance.
Our results highlight the potential of AM in RF cavity fabrication and, consequently, performance improvements for linacs.
Primary author
Michael Mayerhofer
(Universität der Bundeswehr München)
