Development of Rutherford-Type Cables for High Field Accelerator Magnets at Fermilab

Author

Andreev, N. ; Barzi, E. ; Borissov, E. ; Elementi, L. ; Kashikhin, V.S. ; Lombardo, V. ; Rusy, A. ; Turrioni, D. ; Yamada, R. ; Zlobin, A.V.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia

Volume

17

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1027

Lastpage

1030

Abstract

Fermilab´s cabling facility has been upgraded to a maximum capability of 42 strands. This facility is being used to study the effect of cabling on the performance of the various strands, and for the development and fabrication of cables in support of the ongoing magnet R&D programs. Rutherford cables of various geometries, packing factors, with and without a stainless steel core, were fabricated out of Cu alloys, NbTi, Nb₃Al, and various Nb₃Sn strands. The parameters of the upgraded cabling machine and results of cable R&D efforts at Fermilab are reported.

Keywords

accelerator magnets; research and development; superconducting cables; superconducting magnets; Cu alloys; Fermilab cabling facility; Nb₃Al strands; Nb₃Sn strands; NbTi strands; Rutherford-type cables; high field accelerator magnets; magnet R&D programs; stainless steel core; Accelerator magnets; Aluminum alloys; Cables; Copper alloys; Fabrication; Geometry; Iron alloys; Magnetic cores; Niobium alloys; Steel; Cabling machine; Rutherford cable; critical current degradation; superconducting strand;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2007.898441

Filename

4277270