Design and Characteristics of Cryostat for Testing of Low-Beta 325 MHz Half-Wave Resonators

Design of the prototype cryomodule for testing low-beta 325 MHz half-wave cavities is currently undergoing at INP BSU. The cryomodule allows performing intermediate vacuum-, temperature-, and rf-tests during the fabrication of half-wave resonators. The first experimental results of cryomodule cooling down to liquid nitrogen temperatures are presented and discussed. The pressure and temperature control allow us to estimate the main cooling/heating characteristics of the cryostat at different operation stages. The presented test cryomodule will be used for further development and production of superconductive niobium cavities for the Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility (NICA) injector.
Proceedings of the 27th Russian Particle Accelerator Conference, RuPAC2021, Alushta, Russia