Response of an oscillating superleak transducer to a pointlike heat source
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Response of an oscillating superleak transducer to a pointlike heat source
Quadt, A. ; Schroeder, B.; Uhrmacher, M.; Weingarten, J.; Willenberg, B. & Vennekate, H. (2012)
Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 15(3) art. 031001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.031001
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- Authors
- Quadt, Arnulf ; Schroeder, B.; Uhrmacher, Michael; Weingarten, J.; Willenberg, Benjamin; Vennekate, Hendrik
- Abstract
- A new technique of superconducting cavity diagnostics has been introduced by D. L. Hartill at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. It uses oscillating superleak transducers (OST) which detect the heat transferred from a cavity's quench point via Second Sound through the superfluid He bath, needed to cool the superconducting cavity. The localization of the quench point is done by triangulation. The observed response of an OST is a nontrivial, but reproducible pattern of oscillations. A small helium evaporation cryostat was built which allows the investigation of the response of an OST in greater detail. The distance between a pointlike electrical heater and the OST can be varied. The OST can be mounted either parallel or perpendicular to the plate that houses the heat source. If the artificial quench point releases an amount of energy compatible to a real quench spot on a cavity's surface, the OST signal starts with a negative pulse, which is usually strong enough to allow automatic detection. Furthermore, the reflection of the Second Sound on the wall is observed. A reflection coefficient R = 0.39 +/- 0.05 of the glass wall is measured. This excludes a strong influence of multiple reflections in the complex OST response. Fourier analyses show three main frequencies, found in all OST spectra. They can be interpreted as modes of an oscillating circular membrane.
- Issue Date
- 2012
- Journal
- Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
- Organization
- Fakultät für Physik
- ISSN
- 1098-4402
- Sponsor
- BMBF [05H09PX5/HR5/MG5/RD5]