Thermal performance analysis and cryogenic experimental measurements of the 166.6 MHz cavity cryomodule for the High Energy Photon Source

Abstract

The 166.6 MHz radio frequency (RF) system with five superconducting HOM damped cavities is adopted to accelerate the 200 mA electron beam in the storage ring of the High Energy Photon Source (HEPS). The 166.6 MHz cavity cryomodules have been designed, constructed and horizontal tested at IHEP since the beginning of 2019. The thermal performances of the cryomodule are analyzed by numerical simulations which take into account the main contributors to the static heat loads at various temperature levels. The experiment investigations including the cool down, operating with RF power and static heat load measurements of the cryomodule are performed in the liquid helium cryogenic system. The calculated static heat loads have been compared with the experimental measurements, and the results show that deviations between the calculated heat loads and available experimental measurements at 4.2 K temperature level are within a small range, which indicates that thermal simulations are accurate. The detailed operating parameters in the cryogenic environment are reported.