A mechanical system for the positioning of accelerator magnets

Author

Viola, Robert ; Martin, Richard

Author_Institution

SSC Lab., Dallas, TX, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 May 1993

Firstpage

2913

Abstract

A mechanical support and adjustment system was developed for the precise positioning of the SSC accelerator magnets. This “Ball/Roller” system was designed to be stable, truly kinematic and capable of accommodating a magnet´s thermal expansion or contraction. The system´s mechanisms are described in detail and its adjustment range, resolution and performance are discussed. Techniques for interfacing the system to magnets of various geometries are presented. A motorized version of the Ball/Roller system was also developed for applications which require magnets to be manipulated remotely. The design and performance of this motorized system are presented

Keywords

beam handling equipment; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; SSC; Superconducting Super Collider; accelerator magnets positioning; adjustment range; adjustment system; ball/roller system; mechanical support; mechanical system; motorized version; precise positioning; resolution; thermal contraction; thermal expansion; Accelerator magnets; Actuators; Fasteners; Geometry; Kinematics; Lattices; Mechanical systems; Steel; Superconducting magnets; Thermal expansion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1203-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1993.309503

Filename

309503