Domain 2 – Surface Engineering, Coatings & Vacuum Technologies
We support the optimization of surface finishing, treatments, and coatings to improve the electrical, vacuum, and corrosion performance of accelerator components.
Our recent activities include the development of advanced layer deposition technologies, functional coatings and surface modification techniques for secondary electron yield (SEY) reduction, precision machining of superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities, or fundamental studies of vacuum-compatible materials for next-generation detectors and cryogenic systems.
Nb coating cross sectional view (from Improved film density for coatings at grazing angle of incidence in high power impulse magnetron sputtering with positive pulse)
Optical micrographs of the centre of the laser-engineered surface structured copper discs with radial pattern from Influence of nanoparticulates and microgrooves on the secondary electron yield and electrical resistance of laser-treated copper surfaces
Machined quadrant of 1.3 GHz Swell cavity from fabrication of seamless single-cell copper elliptical cavities through bulk-machining.
Optical micrographs of the centre of the laser-engineered surface structured copper discs with radial pattern from Influence of nanoparticulates and microgrooves on the secondary electron yield and electrical resistance of laser-treated copper surfaces
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