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Linear accelerators used in high-energy physics, industry, and medicine need compact, durable, and cost-effective accelerating structures. To achieve a smaller footprint, linacs require high accelerating gradients. Currently, stable operating gradients exceeding 100 MV/m have been successfully demonstrated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, CERN, and KEK, particularly at X-band frequencies. Recent experiments have indicated that accelerating cavities constructed from hard copper alloys outperform their soft copper counterparts in achieving higher gradients.
We present the status of a continuative 15-year-long collaboration between SLAC, INFN-LNF, and KEK that focuses on advanced high-gradient RF structures. The study of this collaboration specifically explores technological advancements aimed at demonstrating the feasibility and high-power testing of innovative RF structures made out of different geometries, materials, fabrication technologies and joining techniques.
