Quench and mechanical behavior of an LHC low-β quadrupole model

  • T. Nakamoto
  • , K. Tanaka
  • , A. Yamamoto
  • , K. Tsuchiya
  • , E. Burkhardt
  • , N. Higashi
  • , N. Kimura
  • , T. Ogitsu
  • , N. Ohuchi
  • , K. Sasaki
  • , T. Shintomi
  • , A. Terashima
  • , G. A. Kirby
  • , R. Ostojic
  • , T. M. Taylor

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Abstract

A one meter model of the high gradient 70 mm aperture superconducting low-β quadrupole has been developed at KEK The design field gradient is 240 T/m at a current of 7677 A with a superconducting load line ratio of 92% and peak field of 9.64 T in the coil. A first series of training tests of the magnet was carried out at 1.9 K including a full thermal cycle to room temperature. The highest quench current was 8007 A corresponding to a field gradient of 250 T/m. The magnet was subsequently reassembled to improve its longitudinal mechanical structure. In this paper, quench characteristics and mechanical behavior of the first model magnet are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)697-700
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume9
Issue number2 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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