Sudden flux change studies in high field superconducting accelerator magnets
As part of the High Field Magnet Program at Fermilab many magnets have been tested which utilize multi strand Rutherford type cable made of state-of-the art Nb{sub 3}Sn strands. During these magnet tests we observed sudden flux changes by monitoring coil voltages and the magnetic field close to the magnets. These flux changes might be linked to magnet instabilities. The voltage spike signals were correlated with quench antenna signals, a strong indication that these are magnet phenomena. With a new high resolution voltage spike detection system, we were able to observe the detailed structure of the spikes. Two fundamentally different signal shapes were distinguished, most likely generated by different mechanisms.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03000
- OSTI ID:
- 15017252
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-04-258-TD; TRN: US0605147
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: To appear in the proceedings of Applied Superconductivity Conference: Harnessing the Magic (ASC 04), Jacksonville, Florida, 3-8 Oct 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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