Tests of prototype SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) magnets

Conference · Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5843438

Strait, J; Brown, B C; Hanft, R; Koepke, K; Kuchnir, M; Lundy, R; Mantsch, P; Mazur, P O; McInturff, A; Orr, J R

Results are presented from tests of the third full scale development dipole magnet for the Superconducting Super Collider and from a retest of a 4.5 m model magnet of the same design mounted in an SSC cryostat. The 4.5 m magnet shows consistent quench performance between its original tests in boiling liquid helium in a vertical dewar and the current tests in forced flow helium in a horizontal cryostat. Little or no retraining is observed over several thermal cycles. The full length magnet requires 12 quenches to train to its short sample limit of 6800 A and displays a reasonably stable quench plateau following training. This represents a great improvement over the performance of the first two full length magnets. Data are presented on quench behavior as a function of current and temperature and on azimuthal and longitudinal loading of the coil by the support structure. 14 refs., 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA). SSC Central Design Group
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 5843438
• Report Number(s): FNAL-TM-1479; CONF-870901-17; ON: DE88003969
• Resource Relation: Conference: 10. international conference on magnet technology (MT-10), Boston, MA, USA, 21 Sep 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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