Newport News, VA. The US Department of Energy has completed the evaluation of AMAC’s accomplishments in the phase I project and decided that the R&D Project entitled “Innovative Modular, Multiple Power Levels, 325 MHz Spokes Cavities Power Couplers” has been awarded to receive phase II Funding.

　　 In order to increase the protons energy up to 8 GeV in a driver Linac, the particles must be accelerated through various stages and three different power levels (25kW, 100kW and 210kW) are required for the 325 MHz Fermilab Proton Driver couplers. The problem identified by this SBIR is that no High RF power coupler for these cavities has ever been produced using US industrial capabilities. AMAC, through its partnership with CPI, is perfectly positioned to resolve this problem by the development of innovative modular, multiple power levels, 325 MHz spoke cavities power couplers.