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Anti-Breakdown Coatings for High-Gradient Accelerator Structures

Award Information
Agency: Department of Energy
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 91148
Amount: $750,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: 39 a
Solicitation Number: DE-PS02-08ER08-34
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2012-08-14
Small Business Information
258 Bradley Street
New Haven, CT 06510
United States
DUNS: 084736651
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Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jay Hirshfield
 Dr
 (203) 789-1164
 jay@omega-p.com
Business Contact
 George Trahan
Title: Dr
Phone: (203) 789-1165
Email: enid@omega-p.com
Research Institution
 University of California, San Diego
 Carlos Molina
 
Office of Contract and Grant A 9500 Gilman Dr, #0934
La Jolla, CA 92093
United States

 (858) 534-0247
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

Development of accelerator structures that can sustain acceleration gradients up to 150 MeV/m are required in order to build a future multi-TeV collider with an energy reach beyond present or planned electron-positron colliders. Limitations for operation with high acceleration gradient arise from RF breakdown. High-melting-point insulated coatings are to be applied first to test samples and to parts from an experimental SLAC accelerator cavity. Strong adherence of the coating to the underlying copper is to be achieved by use of a graded coating, in which the composition varies smoothly from the copper outwards to the pure insulator. Test elements will also be built for evaluation at 34 GHz, and for coatings on accelerator cavity parts for extensive tests during Phase II. Coatings of ZrO2 on copper were successfully applied, were subjected to adherence tests, and were subjected to thermal cycles to 500

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