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Collimator Integration and Installation Example of One Object to be Installed in the LHC
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- K. Foraz, O. Aberle, R. W. Assmann, C. Bertone, R. Chamizo, S. Chemli, J.-P. Corso, F. Delsaux, J. L. Grenard, J. M. Jimenez, Y. Kadi, K. Kershaw, M. Lazzaroni, R. Perret, Th. Weiler
CERN, Geneva
- J. Coupard
IN2P3-CNRS, Orsay
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The collimation system is a vital part of the LHC project, protecting the accelerator against unavoidable regular and irregular beam loss. About 80 collimators will be installed in the machine before the first run. Two insertion regions are dedicated to collimation and these regions will be among the most radioactive in the LHC. The space available in the collimation regions is very restricted. It was therefore important to ensure that the 3-D integration of these areas of the LHC tunnel would allow straightforward installation of collimators and also exchange of collimators under the remote handling constraints imposed by high radiation levels. The paper describes the 3-D integration studies and verifications of the collimation regions combining the restricted space available, the dimensions of the different types of collimators and the space needed for transport and handling. The paper explains how installation has been planned and carried out taking into account the handling system and component availability.
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Scheduling the Powering Tests
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- K. Foraz, E. Barbero-Soto, B. Bellesia, M. P. Casas Lino, C. Fernandez-Robles, M. Pojer, R. I. Saban, R. Schmidt, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, A. Vergara-Fernández
CERN, Geneva
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The Large Hadron Collider is now entering in its final phase before receiving beam, and the activities at CERN between 2007 and 2008 have shifted from installation work to the commissioning of the technical systems (hardware commissioning). Due to the unprecedented complexity of this machine, all the systems are or will be tested as far as possible before the cool-down starts. Systems are firstly tested individually before being globally tested together. The architecture of LHC, which is partitioned into eight cryogenically and electrically independent sectors, allows the commissioning on a sector by sector basis. When a sector reaches nominal cryogenic conditions, commissioning of the magnet powering system to nominal current for all magnets can be performed. This paper briefly describes the different activities to be performed during the powering tests of the superconducting magnet system and presents the scheduling issues raised by co-activities as well as the management of resources.
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