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Download or read book A Magnetostrictive Tuning Mechanism for SRF Cavities written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 57302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energen, Inc. has designed, built and demonstrated a fine tuning mechanism for superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities used in particle accelerators. This tuner is based on giant magnetostrictive materials being developed by Energen, Inc. Magnetostrictors elongate when exposed to a small magnetic field. This extension is reversible and repeatable enabling a wide range of applications. The magnetostrictive tuner was specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, VA. The tuner consists of a high force linear actuator that elongates the cavity along its axis thereby changing its resonant frequency. It is installed in the dead leg of the existing mechanical tuner. This mechanism has a motion range that provides a tuning range of up to 6400 Hz. Preliminary tests at Jefferson Laboratory demonstrated cavity tuning capability.