Abstract submitted to the

2005 Particle Accelerator Conference

16^th to 20^th May 2005, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

PAC05: Abstract number 1700.

The RF Experimental Program in the Fermilab Muon Test Area

R. Johnson, D. Li, J. Norem, A. Moretti, B. Rimmer, R. Sandstrom, Y. Torun, M. Zisman

for the

MICE Collaboration

Abstract

The rf R&D program for high gradient, low frequency cavities to be used in muon cooling systems is underway in the Fermilab Muon Test Area. Cavities at 805 and 201 MHz are used for tests of conditioning techniques, surface modification and breakdown studies. This work has the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) as its immediate goal and efficient muon cooling systems for neutrino sources and muon colliders as the long term goal. We study breakdown, and dark current productions under a variety of conditions