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Fabrication and Characterization of Superconducting Resonators
Published on: May 21, 2016
The quality factor of a superconducting rf resonator in a magnetic field
1Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, D-55099 Mainz, Germany.
Abstract:
The quality factor of a superconducting NbTi resonator at 1.6 MHz in a magnetic field up to 1.2 T as well as its temperature dependence is investigated. A hysteresis effect in the superconducting surface resistance as a function of the magnetic field is observed. An unloaded Q-value of the resonator of 40,500 is achieved at 3.9 K. It is shown that this Q-value is limited by dielectric losses in the FORMVAR insulation of the coils wire. The details of the Q-value optimization are discussed. In the temperature dependence of the Q-value a steep decrease is observed above T approximately = 7.5 K. Finally, the implications of these measurements for real trap experiments are discussed in detail.
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