Primary Recipient

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Amount

$800,000.00

Award Date

6/15/2010

Administering Agency

Energy, Department of / Office of Science

CDFA Number

81.049

CDFA Program Title

Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Description

The objective of this project is to develop a MgB2 superconducting RF cavity technology. MgB2 has a Tc of 40 K, a low residual resistivity (< 0.1 -?+?-?cm), and a high Hc (800 mT as compared to 200 mT for Nb). RF cavities coated with MgB2 films have the p