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Title: OPEN MIDPLANE DIPOLE DESIGN FOR LHC IR UPGRADE.

Conference · · IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONTUCTIVITY, (2004)
OSTI ID:15006766

The proposed luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), now under construction, will bring a large increase in the number of secondary particles from p-p collisions at the interaction point (IP). Energy deposition will be so large that the lifetime and quench performance of interaction region (IR) magnets may be significantly reduced if conventional designs are used. Moreover, the cryogenic capacity of the LHC will have to be significantly increased as the energy deposition load on the interaction region (IR) magnets by itself will exhaust the present capacity. We propose an alternate open midplane dipole design concept for the dipole-first optics that mitigates these issues. The proposed design takes advantage of the fact that most of the energy is deposited in the midplane region. The coil midplane region is kept free of superconductor, support structure and other material. Initial energy deposition calculations show that the increase in temperature remains within the quench tolerance of the superconducting coils. In addition, most of the energy is deposited in a relatively warm region where the heat removal is economical. We present the basic concept and preliminary design that includes several innovations.

Research Organization:
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/SC (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
15006766
Report Number(s):
BNL-71971-2004-CP; R&D Project: 58088; KA1102041; TRN: US200429%%1490
Journal Information:
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONTUCTIVITY, (2004), Vol. 14, Issue 2; Conference: 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MAGNET TECHNOLOGY, MORIOKA (JP), 10/20/2003--10/24/2003; Other Information: PBD: 21 Jan 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English