Superconducting Microwave Cavity Made of Bulk MgB2
arXiv:cond-mat/0612159 · doi:10.1088/0953-2048/20/4/L03
Abstract
We report the successful manufacture and characterization of a microwave resonant cylindrical cavity made of bulk MgB2 superconductor (Tc = 38.5 K), which has been produced by the Reactive Liquid Mg Infiltration technique. The quality factor of the cavity for the TE011 mode, resonating at 9.79 GHz, has been measured as a function of the temperature. At T = 4.2 K, the unloaded quality factor is 2.2x10^5; it remains of the order of 10^5 up to T ~ 30 K. We discuss the potential performance improvements of microwave cavities built from bulk MgB2 materials produced by reactive liquid Mg infiltration.
7 pages, 2 embedded figures, accepted for publication in Supercond. Sci. Technol