RF Conditioning of MYRRHA Couplers at IJCLab
Résumé
Multi-purpose hYbrid Research Reactor for High-tech Applications (MYRRHA) is an experimental accelerator-driven system in development at SCK•CEN. It will allow fuel developments, material developments for GEN IV systems, material developments for fusion reactors and radioisotope production for medical and industrial applications1. The IJCLab has in charge the industrial monitoring, the quality control and the RF conditioning of the power couplers up to 80KW at 352Mhz. This paper presents the conditioning bench adapted from the successful experience of IJCLab in the conditioning of the XFEL couplers2. The results of the conditioning of prototype couplers are described and discussed.