Author: Fessia, P.
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TUPPR061 First Magnetic Test of a Superconducting Nb3Sn Wiggler Magnet for CLIC 1957
 
  • D. Schoerling, P. Ferracin, P. Fessia, M. Karppinen, J. Mazet, S. Russenschuck
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
  • A.W. Grau
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • P. Peiffer
    KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
 
  In the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) the normalized horizontal and vertical emittances of the electron and positron beams must be reduced to 500 nm and 5 nm before the beams enter the 3 TeV linear accelerators. An effective way to accomplish ultra-low emittances are damping rings. Damping rings are storage rings equipped with strong wiggler magnets. In a first approximation damping wigglers are more effective the shorter the period length and the stronger the magnetic field is. Only superconducting wiggler magnets meet the demanding magnetic specifications of the CLIC damping rings. Nb-Ti damping wiggler magnets fulfill the specifications of CLIC but Nb3Sn wiggler magnets would reach higher magnetic fields leading to even better beam properties for CLIC. Moreover, they have at the same time higher thermal and magnetic margins. Therefore, Nb3Sn wiggler magnets are under investigation at CERN despite the challenging manufacturing process. This paper presents first results of Nb3Sn coils and short model tests and outlines the further plans for developing Nb3Sn wiggler magnets at CERN.  
 
THPPD032 Consolidation of the LHC Superconducting Circuits: A Major Step towards 14 TeV Collisions 3575
 
  • J.Ph. G. L. Tock, F.F. Bertinelli, F. Bordry, P. Fessia, R. Ostojic, A. Perin, H. Prin, F. Savary, C.E. Scheuerlein, H.H.J. Ten Kate, A.P. Verweij, G.P. Willering
    CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
 
  Following the incident in one of the main dipole circuits of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in September 2008, a detailed analysis of all magnet circuits has been performed by a dedicated task force. This analysis has revealed several critical issues in the design of the 13 kA splices between the main LHC cryomagnets. These splices have to be consolidated before increasing the beam energy above 4 TeV and to operate the LHC close to 7 TeV per beam. The design for the consolidated 13 kA splices is now complete and has been reviewed by an international committee of experts. In the process, all types of superconducting circuits have been thoroughly screened and several important recommendations were established. They were critically assessed and the resulting actions are presented. In addition to the work on the 13 kA splices, other interventions will be performed during the first long shut-down of the LHC to consolidate globally all the superconducting circuits. The associated quality controls have been defined and are detailed in the operations workflow. The schedule constraints, repairs production rate, available space and resources are presented as well.