Title :
Magnetic alignment measurements at room and cryogenic temperature of LHC cryodipoles and associated correctors at CERN
Author :
Bottura, Luca ; Buzio, Marco ; Coccoli, Mirco ; Deferne, Guy ; Garcia-Perez, Juan ; Smirnov, Nikolay
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Considerable effort is spent at CERN on magnetic alignment measurements of main lattice LHC dipoles, including field direction, curved axis shape and position of in-built correctors, essential to verify the geometry of the assembly and to guarantee correct installation with respect to the reference beam orbit. The current baseline includes measurements of a statistically relevant percentage of cold masses and cryostated magnets before, during and after cryogenic tests. For this, we use a range of scanning probes based either on harmonic coils or fixed coils in AC mode, with laser and telescope trackers to measure position with respect to cryostat fiducials. The dipole is usually powered in "quadrupole mode" to create a convenient magnetic reference. In this paper, we first recall objectives, equipment and methods. Then, we report the status of the test activities, showing results obtained on the first pre-series dipoles, including cross-checks of various measurement systems and correlation between measurements at room and cryogenic temperatures.
Keywords :
accelerator magnets; magnetic variables measurement; measurement systems; proton accelerators; scanning probe microscopy; storage rings; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; thermal stresses; thermal variables measurement; AC mode; CERN; LHC correctors; LHC cryodipoles; Large Hadron Collider; assembly geometry; cold mass; cryogenic temperature; cryogenic tests; cryostated magnets; curved magnetic axis shape; fixed coils; harmonic coils; laser trackers; magnetic alignment measurements; magnetic field direction; magnetic field measurements; magnetic reference; main lattice LHC dipoles; preseries dipoles; quadrupole mode; reference beam orbit; room temperature; scanning probes; telescope trackers; Coils; Cryogenics; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geometry; Large Hadron Collider; Lattices; Magnetic field measurement; Position measurement; Shape measurement; Temperature; LHC cryodipoles; magnetic alignment; magnetic axis; magnetic field measurements;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2004.829054