Title :
Construction and Commissioning of the Magnets for the OPERA Experiment
Author :
Falcone, R. Adinolfi ; Bergnoli, A. ; Cazes, A. ; Cecchetti, A. ; Dulach, B. ; Fanin, C. ; Fulgenzi, A. ; Garfagnini, A. ; Grianti, F. ; Incurvati, M. ; Mengucci, A. ; Orecchini, D. ; Peiro, G. ; Pellegrino, Laurent ; Sanelli, C. ; Spinetti, M. ; Terranov
Author_Institution :
Laboratori Nazionzli del Gran Sasso, INFN
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
Abstract :
The construction and commissioning of the 990-ton gapless iron magnets for the OPERA experiment is presented. These magnets have been built in a deep underground hall of the Gran Sasso laboratories between 2003 and 2006 and they have been switched on for the first time in March 2006. In this poster we discuss the mechanic, electric and thermal characterization of these devices as well as measurements of the magnetic field by means of pickup coils. Moreover, we discuss the commissioning of the auxiliary systems (power supply, water cooling plant); first neutrino beam has been sent in August 2006 and is also reported.
Keywords :
electromagnets; neutrino detection; particle spectrometers; 990 ton; AD 2006 08; OPERA experiment; gapless iron magnets; neutrino beam; power supply; water cooling plant; Coils; Cooling; Electric variables measurement; Iron; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic switching; Magnets; Mechanical variables measurement; Power supplies; OPERA; magnet; muon; neutrino; spectrometer;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356194
