New RF System (cont’d)
•There is a plan for a new RF system with 5” cavities:
–Powered prototype built
–Building two vacuum prototypes for the summer shutdown with substantial machining done at universities.
–Evaluate these and procede (hopefully?) with full system.
•Total cost: $5.5M cavities + $5.5M power supplies (power supplies would pay for themselves in a few years)
•Is it worth it? On of the questions for the study group is how much improvement we might expect.