Leah Hesla | 7 July 2011Keeping accelerating cavities tuned to the right frequency requires continual, gentle hammering by a little device called a piezoelectric tuner. DESY scientists have mastered the art and science of applying the piezo to cavities, bringing them to within several ten-thousandths a percent of the desired frequency.
Category: Around the World | Tagged: 9 mA experiment, DESY, FLASH, Lorentz force detuning, microphonics, piezoelectric tuner
