Quench performance of superconducting quadrupole magnets for the new Fermilab low beta insertion

Author

Gourlay, S.A. ; Carson, J.A. ; Hanft, R. ; Jaffery, T.S. ; Koepke, K. ; Lamm, M.J. ; Mantsch, P.M. ; McInturff, D. ; Mokhtarani, A. ; Orris, D. ; Peterson, T.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

6-9 May 1991

Firstpage

2227

Abstract

Construction and testing of the components for the new Tevatron D0/B0 low beta insertion are nearly complete. The devices include superconducting cold iron quadrupoles utilizing a two-shell, cos2 theta coil geometry with a 7.6-cm aperture. The maximum design gradient is 1.41 T/cm at an operating current of 4832 A. They have the highest current density with the highest peak field on the winding of any quadrupole yet built. The authors summarize the quench performance and ramp rate sensitivity of the two-shell design and relate the performance characteristics to the relevant aspects of design and fabrication.<>

Keywords

proton accelerators; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; Tevatron D0/B0 low beta insertion; Tevatron proton synchrotron; coil geometry; current density; design gradient; performance characteristics; quench performance; ramp rate sensitivity; superconducting magnets; two-shell design; Billets; Copper; Cryogenics; Current density; Iron; Laboratories; Superconducting cables; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0135-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1991.164922

Filename

164922