A New Facility for Testing Superconducting Solenoid Magnets with Large Fringe Fields at Fermilab
- Fermilab
Testing superconducting solenoid with no iron flux return can be problematic for a magnet test facility due to the large magnetic fringe fields generated. These large external fields can interfere with the operation of equipment while precautions must be taken for personnel supporting the test. The magnetic forces between the solenoid under test and the external infrastructure must also be taken under consideration. A new test facility has been designed and built at Fermilab specifically for testing superconducting magnets with large external fringe fields. This paper discusses the test stand design, capabilities, and details of the instrumentation and controls with data from the first solenoid tested in this facility: the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) coupling coil.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1326610
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-13-169-TD; PAC-2013-THPBA16; 1319709
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1st North American Particle Accelerator Conference, Pasadena, CA, USA, 09/29-10/04/2013
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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