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Encyclopedia > Cryomodule

A cryomodule is that section, or sections of a linear particle accelerator composed of superconducting niobium cavities used in a linear accelerator, or linac. A Linear particle accelerator is an electrical device for the acceleration of subatomic particles. ... Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at low temperatures, characterised by the complete absence of electrical resistance and the damping of the interior magnetic field (the Meissner effect. ... General Name, Symbol, Number niobium, Nb, 41 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 5, d Appearance gray metallic Atomic mass 92. ... A Linear particle accelerator is an electrical device for the acceleration of subatomic particles. ...


The cryomodule is a complex, state-of-the-art supercooled component in which particle beams are accelerated for scientific research. The niobium cavities are cooled with liquid helium to an operating temperature of 2 Kelvin to supercool this section of the accelerator specifically tuned for RF at the low temperatures. Helium exists in liquid form only at very low temperatures. ... The kelvin (symbol: K) is the SI unit of temperature, and is one of the seven SI base units. ... A Linear particle accelerator is an electrical device for the acceleration of subatomic particles. ...


The cryomodule section of the linac section is a superposition of normal conducting and superconducting radio-frequency cavities that accelerate the beam and a magnetic lattice that provides focusing and steering. The term superposition can have several meanings: Quantum superposition Law of superposition in geology and archaeology Superposition principle for vector fields Superposition Calculus is used for equational first-order reasoning This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at low temperatures, characterised by the complete absence of electrical resistance and the damping of the interior magnetic field (the Meissner effect. ...


External links

  • Cryomodules at Jefferson lab
  • Cryomodule images
  • A Cryomodule performance


 
 

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