• DocumentCode
    2284174
  • Title

    The CERN current calibrator-a new type of instrument

  • Author

    Fernqvist, Gunnar ; Halvarsson, B. ; Pett, John

  • Author_Institution
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    16-21 June 2002
  • Firstpage
    410
  • Lastpage
    411
  • Abstract
    The LHC accelerator project will require an accuracy of 10/sup -6/ in the control of current to the superconducting magnets. A new infrastructure for high current calibration is being created, based on DC current reference standards. This paper describes the design of a device generating an output current from 0 to /spl plusmn/10 A with the required accuracy.
  • Keywords
    calibration; colliding beam accelerators; constant current sources; electric current control; electric current measurement; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; particle accelerator accessories; 0 to -10 A; 0 to 10 A; CERN current calibrator; DC current reference standards; LHC accelerator project; current control accuracy; current generating device design; high current calibration infrastructure; output current accuracy; superconducting magnets; Amorphous materials; Assembly; Calibration; Current measurement; Detectors; Instruments; Power amplifiers; Resistors; Stability; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7242-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034894
  • Filename
    1034894