Experiment Research on Feasibility of In-Situ Plasma Cleaning in Normal-conducting Copper Cavities

Abstract

To assess the feasibility of in-situ plasma cleaning for copper cavities, a 13.56 MHz inductively coupled plasma platform with a built-in coil was developed at Tsinghua University. Experiments were conducted using this platform to optimize plasma discharge parameters and procedures specific to copper cavities. The results indicate that the "Ar/O + Ar/H method" significantly enhances the work function of the copper surface while reducing field enhancement effects induced by surface burrs. Consequently, this study confirms that in-situ plasma cleaning effectively mitigates field emission within copper cavities, thereby enhancing the stability and acceleration gradient of the accelerator system.