Test Results on Nb3Sn Dipole Magnets
A cosine theta type dipole magnet using Nb{sub 3}Sn conductor have been designed, built and tested. D19H is a two-layer dipole magnet with a Nb{sub 3}Sn inner layer and a NbTi outer layer. Coil-pairs are connected with two of the four Nb{sub 3}Sn splices in a high field region, and compressed by a ring and collet system. It trained well at 4.4K, but poorly at 1.8K. Strain gages revealed that the coil-ends were not loaded well enough for high field operation (after cool-down), so another thermal cycle is planned. The low end-load is believed to be the cause of several mysteries observed during operation. Except for the outer-layer 1.8 K training difficulty, the magnet's operation was encouraging.
- Research Organization:
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Accelerator& Fusion Research Division
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- OSTI ID:
- 1004209
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-38311
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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