Conceptual design of a superconducting solenoid for a magnetic SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) detector

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6907770

Fast, R W; Grimson, J H; Kephart, R D; Krebs, H J; Stone, M E; Theriot, D; Wands, R H

The conceptual design of a large superconducting solenoid suitable for a magnetic detector at the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) has begun at Fermilab. The magnet will provide a magnetic field of 2 T over a volume 8 m in diameter by 16 m long. The particle-physics calorimetry will be inside the field volume and so the coil will be bath cooled and cryostable; the vessels will be stainless steel. Predictibility of performance and the ability to safely negotiate all probable failure modes, including a quench, are important items of the design philosophy. Although the magnet is considerably larger than existing solenoids of this type and although many issues of manufacturability, transportability and cost have not been completely addressed, our conceptual design has convinced us that this magnet is a reasonable extrapolation of present technology. 2 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6907770
• Report Number(s): FNAL-TM-1531; CONF-880736-1; ON: DE88014709
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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