ADS Injector-I 2 K superfluid helium cryogenic system

The Accelerator Driven Sub-critical(ADS)system is a strategic plan to solve the nuclear waste problem for nuclear power plants in China.High-energy particle accelerators and colliders contain long strings of superconducting devices,superconducting radio frequency cavities,and magnets,which may require cooling by 2 K superfluid helium(HeliumⅡ).2 K superfluid helium cryogenic system has become a research hot spot in the field of superconducting accelerators.In this study,the ADS Injector-I 2 K cryogenic system is examined in detail.The cryogenic system scheme design,key equipment,and technology design,such as the 2 K Joule–Thomson(J–T)heat exchanger and cryomodules CM1+CM2 design,are examined,in addition to the commissioning and operation of the cryogenic system.The ADS Injector-I 2 K cryogenic system is the first 100 W superfluid helium system designed and built independently in China.The ADS proton beam reached 10 Me V at 10 m A in July 2016 and 10 Me V at 2 m A in continuous mode in January 2017 and has been operated reliably for over 15,000 h,proving that the design of ADS Injector-I 2 K cryogenic system,the key equipment,and technology research are reasonable,reliable,and meet the requirements.The research into key technologies provides valuable engineering experience that can be helpful for future projects such as CI-ADS(China Initiative Accelerator-Driven System),SHINE(Shanghai High Repetition Rate XFEL and Extreme Light Facility),PAPS(Platform of Advanced Photon Source Technology),and CEPC(Circular Electron-Positron Collider),thereby developing national expertise in the field of superfluid helium cryogenic systems.

Ultrahigh accelerating gradient and quality factor of CEPC 650 MHz superconducting radio-frequency cavity

Two 650 MHz single-cell superconducting radio-frequency(SRF)cavities used for the Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC)were studied to achieve a high accelerating gradient(E_(acc))and high intrinsic quality factor(Q_(0)).The 650 MHz single-cell cavities were subjected to a combination of buffered chemical polishing(BCP)and electropolishing(EP),and their E_(acc) exceeded40 MV/m.Such a high E_(acc) may result from the cold EP with more uniform removal.BCP is easy,cheap,and rough,whereas EP is complicated,expensive,and precise Therefore,the combination of BCP and EP investigated in this study is suitable for surface treatments of mass SRF cavities.Medium temperature(mid-T)furnace baking was also conducted,which demonstrated an ultrahigh Q_(0) of 8×10^(10) at 22 MV/m for both cavities,and an extremely low BCS resistance(R_(BCS))of~1.0 nΩwas achieved a2.0 K.

Design, assembly, and pre-commissioning of cryostat for 3W1 superconducting wiggler magnet

One of the most important devices for the High Energy Photon Source Test Facility project,the 2.6 T 32-pole 3W1 superconducting wiggler,was designed by the Institute of High Energy Physics(IHEP);its magnetic gap is 68 mm,and its storage energy is 286 kJ.It will be installed at the storage ring of the Beijing Electron Positron Collider Upgrade Project at the IHEP to replace the old permanent wiggler.The primary purpose of the cryostat is to create a safe and reliable system and realize long-term operation with zero liquid helium consumption.To maintain liquid helium temperature,four identical two-stage cryocoolers are placed symmetrically at the wiggler ends.The cryostat has only one 60 K thermal shield,which is used to reduce the heat load to the liquid helium vessel.The cryostat has several novel features,including a suspension system with little heat leakage that is self-centered during cooling of the cryostat,a special copper liner and high-efficiency condensers,three pairs of binary current leads,and three-level safety design.The cryogenic system has been cooled three times,and the residual cooling capacity is approximately 0.41 W at 4.2 K without current.