Fabrication and mechanical behavior of a prototype for the LHC low-beta quadrupole magnets

T. Nakamoto, T. Orikasa, Y. Ajima, E. E. Burkhardt, T. Fujii, E. Hashiguchi, N. Higashi, H. Hirano, T. Kanahara, N. Kimura, S. Murai, W. Odajima, T. Ogitsu, N. Ohuchi, O. Oosaki, T. Shintomi, K. Sugita, K. Tanaka, A. Terashima, K. TsuchiyaA. Yamamoto

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Abstract

Superconducting low-beta quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertion regions are being developed at KEK as part of the collaboration between CERN and KEK. Magnet production technology developed at KEK has been transferred to a manufacturer of production magnets. In order to verify the production technology, fabrication jigs, tools, and procedures, the first full-scale prototype, MQXA-P1, was fabricated. Mechanical characteristics of MQXA-P1 were measured during magnet assembly process, and it satisfied specifications needed for the production magnets. Validity of the magnet design and fabrication method was confirmed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)174-178
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2002
Externally publishedYes
Event17th Annual Conference on Magnet Technology - Geneva, Switzerland
Duration: Sep 24 2001Sep 28 2001

Keywords

  • Coil size control
  • Fabrication of full-scale prototype
  • LHC insertion region
  • Superconducting quadrupole

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