DocumentCode :
1221066
Title :
Quench Tests of 
Small Racetrack Magnets
Author :
Yamada, R. ; Kikuchi, A. ; Tartaglia, M. ; Ambrosio, G. ; Andreev, N. ; Barzi, E. ; Carcagno, R. ; Feher, S. ; Kashikin, V.V. ; Kotelnikov, S. ; Lamm, M. ; Novitski, I. ; Orris, D. ; Pischalnikov, Y. ; Takeuchi, T. ; Tompkins, J.C. ; Turrioni, D. ; Wake,
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL
Volume :
18
Issue :
2
fYear :
2008
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1039
Lastpage :
1042
Abstract :
Two Cu stabilized Nb3Al strands, Fl (Nb matrix) and F3 (Ta matrix), fabricated at NIMS were wound into Rutherford cables at Fermilab in collaboration with NIMS. A small race-track magnet using Fl Rutherford cable, the first Nb3Al dipole magnet in the world, was constructed and tested to full current at Fermilab. This magnet was tested extensively to full short sample data and its quench characteristics were studied and reported. The 3-D magnetic field calculation was done with ANSYS to find the peak field. The quench characteristics of the magnet are explained with the characteristics of the Nb3Al strand and Rutherford cable. The small racetrack magnet built using Ta matrix F3 strand was constructed and will be tested in the near future. The advantages and disadvantages of these Nb3Al cables are briefly discussed.
Keywords :
cable testing; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; 3D magnetic field calculation; ANSYS; Fermilab; NIMS; Rutherford cables; dipole magnet; quench tests; small racetrack magnets; superconducting magnet; ${rm Nb}_{3}{rm Al}$
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1051-8223
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2008.922274
Filename :
4523028
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