Abstract :
The TESLA Test Facility (TTF), under construction at DESY by an international collaboration, is an R&D test bed for the superconducting option for future linear e+/e- colliders. It consists of an infrastructure to process and test the cavities and of a 390 MeV linac. The infrastructure has been installed and is fully operational. It includes a complex of clean rooms, an ultraclean water plant, a chemical etching installation and a ultra-high vacuum furnace. The linac will consist of three cryomodules, each containing eight nine-cell cavities operated at 1.3 GHz. The accelerating gradient should be of at least 15 MV/m, with a Q of 3×109. The injector delivers a beam of 10-15 MeV, it has been installed and commissioned. The first module is in place, a 140 MeV beam is expected in June 97. An overview of the facility and results of the tests are given in this paper
Keywords :
accelerator magnets; electron accelerators; linear colliders; superconducting magnets; 1.3 GHz; 390 MeV; DESY TESLA test facility; chemical etching installation; clean rooms; cryomodules; linear e+/e- colliders; superconducting option; ultra-high vacuum furnace; ultraclean water plant; Acceleration; Chemicals; Couplers; Etching; Furnaces; International collaboration; Linear particle accelerator; Structural beams; Test facilities; Testing;
