Construction experience with MQXB quadrupole magnets built at Fermilab for the LHC interaction regions

Author

Bossert, R. ; Kerby, J. ; Nobrega, F. ; Lamm, M.J. ; Rife, J. ; Feher, S. ; Robotham, W. ; Schlabach, P. ; Yadav, S. ; Zlobin, A.B.

Author_Institution

Feimilab, Batavia, IL, USA

Volume

13

Issue

2

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1297

Lastpage

1300

Abstract

Fermilab is building eighteen full length cold masses for the LHC Interaction Region inner triplets. One prototype and several production assemblies have been completed. This paper summarizes the construction details. Topics include coil fabrication, ground insulation, collaring, instrumentation, electrical testing, and final assembly. In-process measurements are presented and explained. Problems encountered during construction and their solutions are discussed.

Keywords

accelerator magnets; power cable insulation; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; superconducting device testing; synchrotrons; 70 mm; Fermilab; LHC interaction region inner triplets; LHC interaction regions; MQXB quadrupole magnets; assembly; coil fabrication; cold masses; collaring; construction details; electrical testing; ground insulation; in-process measurements; production assemblies; Assembly; Buildings; Coils; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Fabrication; Instruments; Large Hadron Collider; Magnets; Production; Prototypes;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2003.812653

Filename

1211835