Title :
Magnet R&D for the US LHC Accelerator Research Program (LARP)
Author :
Gourlay, S.A. ; Ambrosio, G. ; Andreev, N. ; Anerella, M. ; Barzi, E. ; Bossert, R. ; Caspi, S. ; Dietderich, D.R. ; Ferracin, P. ; Gupta, R. ; Ghosh, A. ; Hafalia, A.R. ; Hannaford, C.R. ; Harrison, M. ; Kashikhin, V.S. ; Kashikhin, V.V. ; Lietzke, A.F.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., Berkeley, CA
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In 2004, the US DOE established the LHC Accelerator Research Program (LARP) with the goal of developing a technology base for future upgrades of the LHC. The focus of the magnet program, which is a collaboration of three US laboratories, BNL, FNAL and LBNL, is on development of high gradient quadrupoles using Nb3Sn superconductor. Other program components address issues regarding magnet design, radiation-hard materials, long magnet scale-up, quench protection, fabrication techniques and conductor and cable R&D. This paper presents an overall view of the program with emphasis on the current quadrupole project and outlines the long-term goals of the program
Keywords :
accelerator magnets; niobium alloys; proton accelerators; storage rings; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; superconducting materials; tin alloys; BNL; FNAL; LARP; LBNL; Nb3Sn; US DOE; US LHC accelerator research program; cable R&D program; current quadrupole project; fabrication techniques; high gradient quadrupoles; long magnet scale-up; quench protection; radiation-hard materials; superconducting magnet design; Accelerator magnets; Collaboration; Conducting materials; Laboratories; Large Hadron Collider; Magnetic materials; Niobium; Superconducting cables; Superconducting magnets; US Department of Energy; Accelerator; magnets; quadrupole; superconducting;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2006.870786
