Stephen Markham

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model that might help explain the discrepancy between the velocity of the second sound wave and the location of the quench in a superconducting cavity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model based on numerical quench propagation simulations and analytic geometrical calculations that helps explain the discrepancy between the velocity of the second sound wave and the position of the quench.

Abstract: Managing parallel cryogenic flows has become a key challenge in designing efficient and smart cryo-modules for particle accelerators. In analysing the heating dynamics of the Cornell high current injector module a computational tool has been set-up allowing time resolved analysis and optimization. We describe the computational methods and data sets we have used, report the results and compare them to measured data from the module being in good agreement. Mitigation strategies developed on basis of this model have helped us in pushing the operational limitations.

TL;DR: In this paper, a computational tool has been set-up allowing time resolved analysis and optimization of the high current injector module of the Cornell High Current Injector (HCI) for particle accelerators.