Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-WEYD01
Publication Title
Proceedings of the 6th North American Particle Accelerator Conference (NAPAC2025)
Pages
637-642
Conference Name
6th North American Particle Accelerator Conference (NAPAC2025), August 10-15, 2025, Sacramento, CA
Abstract
Superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities are essential building blocks of modern particle accelerators for scientific research, and they offer unique capabilities that could be transformative for commercial applications. Growth of the domestic SRF industry in North America has faced several challenges over the past decades, as most of the international demand for cavities was supplied by European vendors. This contribution provides a brief review of the domestic industrial vendor space, an outlook of the global demand for SRF cavities and an outline of the challenges leading to this supply chain deficiency. One of the main challenges towards establishing a robust domestic SRF industry has been the large uncertainty in the demand. Meanwhile, research and development activities to raise technical readiness of SRF accelerators for industrial use have continued and several potential markets are emerging that may offer a consistent and growing demand for SRF cavities. Finally, reasons and means of establishing and sustaining competitive domestic suppliers are described.
Rights
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Original Publication Citation
Ciovati, G., Schuchman, M., Donaldson, W., Murokh, A., Naughton, M., Osha, D., Packard, D., Rathke, J., & Todd, A. (2025). A plan to revitalize the domestic superconducting radio-frequency industry. In T.O. Raubenheimer, R.A. Marsh, E. Prebys, L. Wang, P. M. Anisimov, K. Bishofberger, G. Bruno, Z. Chen, J. Chrin, K. Jaje, J. Lee, M. Montes-Loera, M. Saethre, T. Summers, & K. Wootton (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th North American Particle Accelerator Conference (NAPAC2025)(pp. 637-642). JACoW Publishing. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2025-WEYD01
ORCID
0000-0001-9316-7704 (Ciovati)
Repository Citation
Ciovati, G.; Schuchman, M.; Donaldson, W.; Murokh, A.; Naughton, M.; Osha, D.; Packard, D.; Rathke, J.; and Todd, A., "A Plan to Revitalize the Domestic Superconducting Radio-Frequency Industry" (2025). Physics Faculty Publications. 1034.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/physics_fac_pubs/1034