Development of superconducting spoke cavities for laser Compton scattered X-ray sources

Hajima, Ryoichi; Sawamura, Masaru; Kubo, Takayuki*; Saeki, Takayuki*; Cenni, E.*; Iwashita, Yoshihisa*; Tongu, Hiromu*

A 5-year research program on the development of superconducting spoke cavities for electron accelerators has been funded by MEXT, Japan since 2013. The purpose of our program is establishing design and fabrication processes of superconducting spoke cavity optimized for compact X-ray sources based on laser Compton scattering. The spoke cavity is expected to realize a compact industrial-use X-ray source with a reasonable cost and easy operation. We have chosen a cavity frequency at 325 MHz due to possible operation at 4 K and carried out cavity shape optimization in terms of electromagnetic and mechanical properties. Production of press-forming dies is also in progress. In this paper, we present overview and up-to-date status of the research program.