From the Back Cover
This is the second book to RF Superconductivity, written by one of the leading experts. The book provides fast and up-to-date access to the latest advances in this key technology for future accelerators. Experts as well as newcomers to the field will benefit from the discussion of progress in the basic science, technology as well as recent and forth-coming applications. Researchers in accelerator physics will also find much that is relevant to their discipline.
From the Contents:
- New Cavity Geometries
- RF Surface Resistance and Critical Field
- Muiltipacting and Field Emission
- High-Field Q-Slope and Quench Field
- Cavity Fabrication Advances
- Cavity Treatment Advances
- Input Couplers
- Higher Mode Couplers
- Tuners
- Applications and Operations
- Future Applications
About the Author
Hasan Padamsee is currently Adjunct Professor and Senior Physicist at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, where he is the project leader of the Superconducting Radio Frequency Group, pushing the advancement of accelerator technology for particle physics at the energy and luminosity frontiers. Conducting research and development in the field for more than 30 years, he collaborates with accelerator laboratories around the world, including Fermilab, Jefferson Lab, SLAC, CERN and DESY. Among his many publications is the book, "RF Superconductivity for Accelerators", also published by Wiley-VCH, and many review articles in encyclopedias. Professor Padamsee was appointed Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993.
