A large superconducting thin solenoid for the STAR experiment at RHIC

Author

Green, M.A.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

104

Lastpage

106

Abstract

The author describes the 4.4-m, warm bore diameter, thin superconducting solenoid, for the proposed Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC (STAR) experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). The STAR solenoid will generate a very uniform central magnetic induction of 0.5 T within a space which is 4.0 m in diameter by 4.2 m long. The solenoid and its cryostat will be 0.7 radiation lengths thick over a length of 5.45 m, about the center of the magnet, making it the largest solenoid less than one radiation length to be built. A proposed design for the solenoid and cryostat, its flux return iron, its cryogenic system, and its power supply and quench protection system is described.<>

Keywords

beam handling equipment; ion accelerators; solenoids; superconducting magnets; synchrotrons; 0.5 T; 4.4 m; RHIC experiment; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; STAR experiment; Solenoidal Tracker; cryogenic system; cryostat; design; large superconducting thin solenoid; power supply; quench protection system; Boring; Detectors; Electromagnetic compatibility; Iron; Laboratories; Magnetic flux; Magnetic shielding; Solenoids; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.233491

Filename

233491