Cryogenics for the MuCool Test Area (MTA)

Conference · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005 · AIP Conf.Proc.821:448-452,2006

OSTI ID:875522

Darve, Christine; Norris, Barry; Pei, Liu-Jin

MuCool Test Area (MTA) is a complex of buildings at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, which are dedicated to operate components of a cooling cell to be used for Muon Collider and Neutrino Factory R&D. The long-term goal of this facility is to test ionization cooling principles by operating a 25-liter liquid hydrogen (LH{sub 2}) absorber embedded in a 5 Tesla superconducting solenoid magnet. The MTA solenoid magnet will be used with RF cavities exposed to a high intensity beam. Cryogens used at the MTA include LHe, LN{sub 2} and LH{sub 2}. The latter dictates stringent system design for hazardous locations. The cryogenic plant is a modified Tevatron refrigerator based on the Claude cycle. The implementation of an in-house refrigerator system and two 300 kilowatt screw compressors is under development. The helium refrigeration capacity is 500 W at 14 K. In addition the MTA solenoid magnet will be batch-filled with LHe every 2 days using the same cryo-plant. This paper reviews cryogenic systems used to support the Muon Collider and Neutrino Factory R&D programs and emphasizes the feasibility of handling cryogenic equipment at MTA in a safe manner.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 875522
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CONF-05-468-AD; TRN: US200623%%136
• Journal Information: AIP Conf.Proc.821:448-452,2006, Conference: Presented at International Workshop on Beam Cooling and Related Topics (COOL05), Eagle Ridge, Galena, IL, USA, 18 - 23 Sep 2005
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
08 HYDROGEN
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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CRYOGENICS
FERMILAB ACCELERATOR
FERMILAB TEVATRON
HELIUM
HYDROGEN
IMPLEMENTATION
IONIZATION
MAGNETS
MUONS
NEUTRINOS
REFRIGERATION
REFRIGERATORS
SOLENOIDS
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