Tunable RF Cavities Using Orthogonally Biased Ferrite

Originally conceived as a solution for FFAG applications, a new compact RF cavity design that tunes rapidly over various frequency ranges can be used to upgrade existing machines. The design being developed uses orthogonally biased garnet cores for fast frequency tuning and liquid dielectric to adjust the frequency range and to control the core temperature. We describe measurements of candidate ferrite and dielectric materials. The first use of the new cavity concept will be for improvements to the 8 GeV Fermilab Booster synchrotron.