Automatic Tuning Machines for SRF Cavities Ruben Carcagno On behalf of the DESY, Fermilab, and KEK collaboration All Experimenters Meeting October 4, /4/20101Cavity Tuning Machines

Tuning Fundamentals A multicell elliptical accelerating cavity requires a “flat” electrical field profile at the target π-mode frequency – For example, the ratio of the cell with the minimum electric field and the cell with the maximum electric field must be greater than 0.98 (Emin/Emax > 0.98) Advantages of equal fields in each cell: –Maximizes net accelerating voltage –Minimizes peak surface EM fields Cell to cell tuning is required after fabrication and after significant etching or deformation due to heat treatment In addition, the cavity must be straight and if necessary it must be aligned during the tuning process 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines2 “Flat” Electric Field Along Axis of a 9-cell Cavity 9-cell 1.3 GHz elliptical type cavity

Tuning and Alignment Actions An electrical model is used to predict the π-mode frequency change needed for each cell to achieve the target π-mode frequency with a flat electric field The π-mode frequency is changed by changing a cell’s capacitance by squeezing or stretching the cell For a 9-cell cavity, typical change in “d” is < ±1 mm for each cell A mechanical model is used to predict the bending angle at each cell to align the cavity Bending can be done by applying differential pressure on a cell 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines3 π-mode frequency change sensitivity to cell dimensional change for a 9-cell 1.3 GHz cavity Cell capacitance changed by mechanically squeezing or stretching cell

Examples of Manual Tuning Devices 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines4 These manual devices require RF expert operation and are very time consuming (e.g., a couple of days to tune a 9-cell cavity) –Not suitable for industrial production of hundreds of SRF cavities for XFEL, ILC, Project X, etc

Old DESY tuning machine An old tuning machine from DESY provides the basis for an automatic design Several modifications and improvements were needed to overcome: –Obsolete components –Partial automation –Unsupported, fragmented software –Lack of documentation –RF expert operation –Not designed for industrial use 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines5

FNAL, DESY, and KEK Collaboration 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines6

MOU highlights Fabricate four automatic tuning machines for 9-cell TESLA type cavities –Two for DESY to support XFEL cavity production –One for KEK –One for Fermilab DESY responsible for the design and fabrication of complete mechanical assemblies (including electrical devices) Fermilab responsible for the control system, consisting of a complete set of electronics and control software KEK purchase one machine 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines7

Functional Requirements The main functions of the tuning machines in this project are to: –Tune 1.3 GHz, 9-cell elliptical SRF XFEL, TESLA and ILC type cavities to a field flatness Emin/Emax > 0.98 and within +-25 kHz of a pi-mode target frequency. (e.g., MHz). –Adjust each cell center to within ±0.5 mm of the nine cell centers best fit straight line, and each end flange to within ±1.0 mm of this line. –Adjust the end plate perpendicularity to < 0.2 mm (for XFEL cavity only) –Measure the cavity length (Reference flange to reference flange) In addition, for a typical production cavity the tuning machine must allow these conditions to be reached within four hours by a non-RF expert operator. 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines8

Additional Requirements DESY machines must be CE-certifiable because they will be delivered to European industry (two XFEL cavity vendors) DESY required Labview running on Linux, and Phytron controllers for motion control –Fermilab developed the control software to be compatible with both Linux and Windows (Fermilab and KEK machines will run Labview on Windows) ~ 124 Input/Ouput Channels per machine: Motion Control: –Each machine has six stepper motors and three linear actuators 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines9

Cavity Tuning Machines Project MOU completed: all four machines fabricated, commissioned, and delivered Next Phase: – Maintenance and improvements –Support for KEK machine re- assembly and re-commissioning at KEK (Nov. 2010) 10Cavity Tuning Machines10/4/2010 Fermilab machine after commissioning in IB4 – Tuned ~ 6 cavities to date One of two DESY machines after commissioning at DESY – Tuned ~ 5 cavities to date KEK machine commissioned at Fermilab and ready for shipment – Now at KEK

Tuning Machine Overview 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines11 Tuning Frame with three independent jaws Eccentricity Measurement System Bead pull motor Base Frame motor Tuning Jaws (x6) Jaws Motor (x3) Jaws Linear Actuator (x3) Protective Shields (x10)

Control Software (by FNAL) 12Cavity Tuning Machines10/4/2010 Labview (1184 VIs), Matlab (electrical and mechanical models), Phytron script (motion control) Support expert manual mode, automatic mode, and machine maintenance and calibration mode

Control Racks (by FNAL) 13Cavity Tuning Machines10/4/2010 Control Racks (1 per machine) Custom Control Electronics Manual Control Box DAQ Box Emergency Trip Box Linear Actuator Drive Box Motion Inhibit Box

Documentation (by FNAL) Electrical Drawings (190 drawings) Manuals : –TID-N-282: Software Manual (112 pages) –TID-N-284: Maintenance Manual (22 pages) –TID-N-283: Calibration Manual (14 pages) –TID-N-282: Mechanical Setup Manual (20 pages) Design Notes: –TID-N-256: Requirement Specification (49 pages) –TID-N-266: Technical Design Report (60 pages) –TID-N-265: Electrical and Mechanical Models (24 pages) –TID-N-263: Eccentricity Measurements (29 pages) Publications: –Control System Design for Automatic Cavity Tuning Machines, PAC09 –Preparatory Procedure and Equipment for the XFEL Cavity Implementation, SRF2009 and Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams, Vol. 13, Issue 7 (2010) 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines Drawings, 330 Pages of Controlled Technical Documentation, plus several supporting documents

Tuning and Alignment Examples 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines15 Cavity Z160: Field Flatness before tuning (34%)Cavity Z-160: Field Flatness after tuning (98%) Cavity Z-142: Eccentricity before alignmentCavity Z-142: Eccentricity after alignment

Collaboration Members Fermilab –Dileep Bhogadi, Ruben Carcagno, Timergali Khabiboulline, Sergey Kotelnikov, Andrzej Makulski, Roger Nehring Jerzy Nogiec, Alessandro Quadrelli, Marc Ross, Warren Schappert, Cosmore Sylvester, T&I Dept. technicians DESY –Andre Goessel, Jens Iversen, Daniel Klinke, Guennadi Kreps, Wolf-Dietrich Moeller, Carsten Mueller, Dieter Proch, Jan-Hendrik Thie KEK –Hitoshi Hayano, Toshio Sishido, Ken Watanabe 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines16 Some collaboration members during machine commissioning at Fermilab Some collaboration members during machine commissioning at DESY

Backup Slides (9 slides) Spectrum Measurements Measuring Electric Field Profile Electric Model Eccentricity Measurements Reference Flange Perpendicularity Measurements Cavity Alignment Laser Mechanical Model Tuning and Aligning the Cavity CE Certification 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines17

Spectrum Measurement A multicell cavity is a structure with multiple resonators (cells) coupled together. –There are multiple modes of excitation of the full structure –The preferred accelerating mode is the “π-mode” Fields in neighboring cells are π radians out of phase with each other and the particle crosses a cell in one-half an rf period A Network Analyzer is used to measure the 9 modes of a 9-cell cavity –The highest frequency mode is the π-mode 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines18 Electric Field Lines of the π-mode of a 9-cell cavity 9 excitation modes of a 9-cell cavity. The highest frequency mode is the π-mode π-mode

Measuring Electric Field Profile Bead pull technique –Each cell is perturbed in succession using a small metal bead while the frequency of the π-mode is measured by a Network Analyzer –The magnitude of the electric field is proportional to the square root of the π-mode frequency change: 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines19 9-cell cavity example. Field Flatness 34% Metal bead

Electric Model 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines20 Based on bead pull data, an electric model calculates the π-mode frequency change for each cell necessary to achieve the target π-mode frequency with a flat field Model input: target frequency, modal frequencies, sq. rt. frequency shifts during bead pull at each mode Model output: π-mode target frequencies as each cell is tuned in turn Bead pull measurementsSpectrum measurements n-pole lumped parameter model of coupled LC oscillators

10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines21 Eccentricity Measurements Calibration with precisely machined “dummy” cavity XFEL: cell centers within ±0.5 mm, end flange centers within ±1 mm

10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines22 Reference Flange Perpendicularity Reference flange perpendicularity is critical for welding He vessel to XFEL cavities Reference Flange Laser Measurement XFEL: dL < 0.2 mm

10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines23 Cavity Alignment Laser Laser spot on camera tracks cavity bending while three independent jaws squeeze or stretch a cell Mirror Camera Laser Digitized Laser Spot Trajectory

Mechanical Model 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines24 Laser Mirror Camera Eccentricity Measurements Mechanical Model Cavity modeled as a chain of rods connected by flexible joints. The position of each joint is the center of the corresponding cell provided by the eccentricity measurements To straighten the cavity, the angle between the two rods connected at the center of each cell must be changed to zero –The model provides new laser coordinates for each cell to reduce the angle to zero.

Tuning and Aligning the Cavity The electrical and mechanical models provide π- mode frequency change and new laser coordinate setpoints for each cell An automatic tuning and alignment algorithm provides motion instruction to the three independent jaws using π-mode frequency and laser spot motion feedback. 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines25

CE Certification Required by European industrial use DESY hired CE consultant who recommended and reviewed personnel protection safety features Must comply with EN ISO , Category 3 –Fail safe design, with no single point of failure –30 power lines to be opened in an emergency condition with CE-compliant relays 10/4/2010Cavity Tuning Machines26 Access door solenoid- latching device Enabling switch to allow access to operating machine for maintenance Machine Guard: enclosure fence with access doors (for DESY machines only) Redundant relays to de- energize all nine motors