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Title: Production of Aluminum Stabilized Superconducting Cable for the Mu2e Transport Solenoid

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
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  1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  2. INFN, Genoa, Genova (Italy)
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Here, the Fermilab Mu2e experiment, currently under construction at Fermilab, has the goal of measuring the rare process of direct muon to electron conversion in the field of a nucleus. The experiment features three large superconducting solenoids: the production solenoid (PS), the transport solenoid (TS), and the detector solenoid (DS). The TS is an “S-shaped” solenoid that sits in between the PS and the DS producing a magnetic field ranging between 2.5 and 2.0 T. This paper describes the various steps that led to the successful procurement of over 740 km of superconducting wire and 44 km of Al-stabilized Rutherford cable needed to build the 52 coils that constitute the Mu2e TS cold mass. The main cable properties and results of electrical and mechanical test campaigns are summarized and discussed. Critical current measurements of the Al-stabilized cables are presented and compared to expected critical current values as measured on extracted strands from the final cables after chemical etching of the aluminum stabilizer. A robust and reliable approach to cable welding is presented, and the effect of cable bending on the transport current is also investigated and presented.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1418796
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-CONF-17-588-TD; 1650512; TRN: US1801302
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 28, Issue 3; Conference: 25th International Conference on Magnet Technology, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 27 Aug - 1 Sep 2017; ISSN 1051-8223
Publisher:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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