Performance and operation results of the RF systems at the KEK B-Factory

KEK B-Factory (KEKB) was terminated in 2010 after achieving the world record luminosity of 2.11 × 1034 cm−2s−1. This paper describes the design features, performance, and operation results of the KEKB RF systems, which include a lot of original RF technologies and methods to store an electron/positron beam over 1 A stably. To cope with beam instabilities caused by large beam currents, two new types of normal and superconducting (SC) cavities with large stored energy were developed and successfully operated. For a new beam colliding scheme called crab crossing, two SC crab cavities were introduced and boosted the peak luminosity. Performance of these cavities is reported, along with the lowlevel and high-power RF systems, and the cryogenic system for the SC cavities. The status of the RF system upgrade towards SuperKEKB, which aims at a luminosity of 8.0 × 1035 cm−2s−1, is briefly described. © The Author(s) 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Physical Society of Japan. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department. Copyright © 2013 The Physical Society of Japan Other Oxford University Press sites: Oxford University Press