SCRF Infrastructure

Fermilab is in the process of building the necessary infrastructure to fabricate, process, treat and test superconducting RF cavities for ILC R&D. So far these new facilities consist of a Vertical Test Stand, Horizontal Test Stand, Cryomodule Assembly Facility and ILC Test Area. The Vertical Test Stand and Horizontal Test Stand will be used to qualify cavities for ILC R&D. Inside the Crymodule Assembly Facility, which actually consists of two separate buildings, scientists will dress qualified cavities and string them together in a clean room environment.

TESLA 9-cell 1.3 GHz SRF cavities from ACCEL Corp. in Germany for ILC.

These strings of cavities then become fully assembled cryomodules, which will get tested in the ILC Test Area. Fermilab is currently in the process of constructing the ILC Test Area, where scientists will test a series of cryomodules with an electron beam. In addition, Fermilab plans to develop a facility for chemically processing and treating superconducting cavities. Once the entire infrastructure is complete, Fermilab will have a full-service superconducting RF facility, where scientists from around the world will be able to process, assemble and test cavities and cryomodules from start to finish.