Assembly Tests of the First Nb 3 Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC

Pan, H.; Felice, H.; Cheng, D. W.; Anderssen, E.; Ambrosio, G.; Perez, J. C.; Juchno, M.; Ferracin, P.; Prestemon, S. O.

doi:10.1109/TASC.2016.2516584

Title: Assembly Tests of the First Nb ₃ Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC

Abstract

In preparation for the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the LHC Accelerator Research Program (LARP) in collaboration with CERN is pursuing the development of MQXF: a 150-mm-aperture high-field Nb 3 Sn quadrupole magnet. The development phase starts with the fabrication and test of several short models (1.2-m magnetic length) and will continue with the development of several long prototypes. All of them are mechanically supported using a shell-based support structure, which has been extensively demonstrated on several RD models within LARP. The first short model MQXFS-AT has been assembled at LBNL with coils fabricated by LARP and CERN. In this paper, we summarize the assembly process and show how it relies strongly on experience acquired during the LARP 120-mm-aperture HQ magnet series. We present comparison between strain gauges data and finite-element model analysis. Finally, we present the implication of the MQXFS-AT experience on the design of the long prototype support structure.

Authors:

Pan, H. ^[1]; Felice, H. ^[2]; Cheng, D. W. ^[1]; Anderssen, E. ^[1];

^[3]; Perez, J. C. ^[4]; Juchno, M. ^[4]; Ferracin, P. ^[4]; Prestemon, S. O. ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
French Atomic Energy Commission, Saclay (France)
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)

Publication Date:: 2016-01-18

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1260271

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1454470

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-16-060-TD
Journal ID: ISSN 1051-8223; 1466578

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1051-8223

Publisher:: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; high-luminosity LHC (HL-LHC); interaction regions; LARP; Nb3Sn magnet; quadrupole; shell-based support structure; short model

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                    Pan, H., Felice, H., Cheng, D. W., Anderssen, E., Ambrosio, G., Perez, J. C., Juchno, M., Ferracin, P., and Prestemon, S. O.. Assembly Tests of the First Nb 3 Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Pan, H., Felice, H., Cheng, D. W., Anderssen, E., Ambrosio, G., Perez, J. C., Juchno, M., Ferracin, P., & Prestemon, S. O.. Assembly Tests of the First Nb 3 Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2016.2516584

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                    Pan, H., Felice, H., Cheng, D. W., Anderssen, E., Ambrosio, G., Perez, J. C., Juchno, M., Ferracin, P., and Prestemon, S. O.. Mon .  
"Assembly Tests of the First Nb 3 Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2016.2516584.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1260271.

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@article{osti_1260271,

  title        = {Assembly Tests of the First Nb 3 Sn Low-Beta Quadrupole Short Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC},

  author       = {Pan, H. and Felice, H. and Cheng, D. W. and Anderssen, E. and Ambrosio, G. and Perez, J. C. and Juchno, M. and Ferracin, P. and Prestemon, S. O.},

  abstractNote = {In preparation for the high-luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the LHC Accelerator Research Program (LARP) in collaboration with CERN is pursuing the development of MQXF: a 150-mm-aperture high-field Nb 3 Sn quadrupole magnet. The development phase starts with the fabrication and test of several short models (1.2-m magnetic length) and will continue with the development of several long prototypes. All of them are mechanically supported using a shell-based support structure, which has been extensively demonstrated on several RD models within LARP. The first short model MQXFS-AT has been assembled at LBNL with coils fabricated by LARP and CERN. In this paper, we summarize the assembly process and show how it relies strongly on experience acquired during the LARP 120-mm-aperture HQ magnet series. We present comparison between strain gauges data and finite-element model analysis. Finally, we present the implication of the MQXFS-AT experience on the design of the long prototype support structure.},

  doi          = {10.1109/TASC.2016.2516584},

  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 26,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2016},

  month        = {1}

}

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