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Mess, K. H.

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TUPC134 Results from Commissioning of the Energy Extraction Facilities of the LHC Machine 1383
 
  • K. H. Mess, G.-J. Coelingh, K. Dahlerup-Petersen
    CERN, Geneva
 
  The risk of damage to the superconducting magnets, busbars and current leads of the LHC machine in case of a resistive transition (quench) is being minimized by adequate protection. The protection is based on early quench detection, bypassing the quenching magnets by cold diodes, energy density dilution in the quenching magnets using heaters and, eventually, energy extraction. For two hundred and twenty-six LHC circuits (600 A and 13 kA) extraction of the stored magnetic energy to external dump resistors was required. All these systems are now installed in the machine and the final hardware commissioning has been undertaken. After a short description of the topology and definitive features, layouts and parameters of these systems the paper will focus on the results from their successful commissioning and an analysis of the system performance.  
WEPD007 Detection and Location of Electrical Insulation Faults on the LHC Superconducting Circuits during the Hardware Commissioning 2413
 
  • D. Bozzini, V. Chareyre, K. H. Mess, S. Russenschuck
    CERN, Geneva
 
  As part of the electrical quality assurance program, all superconducting circuits of the LHC have to be subjected to a (high) DC voltage, up to 1.9 kV DC, for the testing of the electrical insulation. Circuits with an insulation fault have to be repaired before powering. Fault location within a ± 3 m range over the total length of 2700 m has been achieved in order to limit the number of interconnection openings. In this paper, the methods, tooling, and procedures for the detection and location of electrical faults will be presented in view of the practical experience gained in the LHC tunnel. Three cases of faults detected and localized during the hardware commissioning phases of the LHC will be discussed.  
WEPD010 Electronic Systems for the Protection of Superconducting Devices in the LHC 2422
 
  • R. Denz, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, K. H. Mess
    CERN, Geneva
 
  The Large Hadron Collider LHC incorporates an unprecedented amount of superconducting components: magnets, bus-bars, and current leads. Most of them require active protection in case of a transition from the superconducting to the resistive state, the so-called quench. The electronic systems ensuring the reliable quench detection and further protection of these devices have been developed and produced over the last years and are currently being put into operation. The paper will describe the various protection devices and hereby focus on the final test and commissioning phase of the system. First results from operation will be presented as well as an analysis of the system performance.  
WEPD018 Commissioning of the LHC Current Leads 2446
 
  • A. Ballarino, S. A. March, K. H. Mess
    CERN, Geneva
 
  The powering of the LHC superconducting magnets relies on more than 3000 leads transporting the current from/to the cryogenic environment and rated at currents ranging from 60 A to 13000 A. The design of these leads, about 1000 of which are based on high temperature superconducting material, was entirely done at CERN, where prototype assemblies were also assembled and tested, while the series production was done in external laboratory and companies on the basis of build-to-print specification. This report summarizes the results of the tests performed during the commissioning of the LHC machine, when the leads underwent the thermal and electrical cycles necessary for the powering of the LHC superconducting circuits.  
WEOAG01 Prospects for a Large Hadron Electron Collider (LHeC) at the LHC 1903
 
  • M. Klein
    Liverpool University, Science Faculty, Liverpool
  • H. Aksakal
    N. U, Nigde
  • F. Bordry, H.-H. Braun, O. S. Brüning, H. Burkhardt, R. Garoby, J. M. Jowett, T. P.R. Linnecar, K. H. Mess, J. A. Osborne, L. Rinolfi, D. Schulte, R. Tomas, J. Tuckmantel, F. Zimmermann, A. de Roeck
    CERN, Geneva
  • S. Chattopadhyay, J. B. Dainton
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire
  • A. K. Ciftci
    Ankara University, Faculty of Sciences, Tandogan/Ankara
  • A. Eide
    EPFL, Lausanne
  • B. J. Holzer
    DESY, Hamburg
  • P. Newman
    Birmingham University, Birmingham
  • E. Perez
    CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette
  • S. Sultansoy
    TOBB ETU, Ankara
  • A. Vivoli
    LAL, Orsay
  • F. J. Willeke
    BNL, Upton, New York
 
  The LHeC collides a lepton beam with one of the intense, LHC, hadron beams. It achieves both e± interactions with quarks at the terascale, at eq masses in excess of 1 TeV, with a luminosity of about 1033 cm-2 s-1, and it also enables a sub-femtoscopic probe of hadronic matter at unprecedented chromodynamic energy density, at Bjorken-x values down to 10-6 in the deep inelastic scattering domain. The LHeC combines the LHC infrastructure with recent advances in radio-frequency, in linear acceleration and in other associated technologies, to enable two proposals for TeV ep collisions: a "ring-ring" option in which 7 TeV protons (and ions) collide with about 70 GeV electrons/positrons in a storage ring in the LHC tunnel and a "linac-ring" option based on an independent superconducting linear accelerator enabling single-pass collisions of electrons and positrons of up to about 140 GeV with an LHC hadron beam. Both options will be presented and compared. Steps are outlined for completing a Conceptual Design Review of the accelerator complex, beam delivery, luminosity, physics and implications for experiment, following declared support by ECFA and by CERN for a CDR.  
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WEPD016 Electrical Quality Assurance of the Superconducting Circuits during LHC Machine Assembly 2440
 
  • S. Russenschuck, D. Bozzini, V. Chareyre, O. Desebe, K. H. Mess
    CERN, Geneva
  • M. Bednarek, D. P. Dworak, E. Gornicki, P. Jurkiewicz, P. J. Kapusta, A. Kotarba, J. Ludwin, S. Olek, M. Talach, M. Zieblinski
    HNINP, Kraków
  • M. Klisch, B. Prochal
    AGH, Cracow
 
  Based on the LHC powering reference database, all-together 1712 superconducting circuits have been electrically wired and interconnected in the various cryogenic lines of the LHC machine. Continuity, magnet polarity, and the quality of the electrical insulation have been the main objectives of the Electrical Quality Assurance (ELQA) activities during the LHC machine assembly. Another activity aimed at ensuring the coherence between the reference database on one side, and the polarity conventions used for beam simulation and magnetic measurements. With the assembly of the LHC now completed, the paper reviews the methods and procedures established for the ELQA, as well as the employed time and resources. The qualification results will be presented with the emphasis on the detected electrical non-conformities and their possible impact on the performance of the LHC machine.  
WEPD028 Performance of the Superconducting Corrector Magnet Circuits during the Commissioning of the LHC 2470
 
  • W. Venturini Delsolaro, V. Baggiolini, A. Ballarino, B. Bellesia, F. Bordry, A. Cantone, M. P. Casas Lino, C. CastilloTrello, N. Catalan-Lasheras, Z. Charifoulline, C. Charrondiere, G. D'Angelo, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, G. De Rijk, R. Denz, M. Gruwe, V. Kain, M. Karppinen, B. Khomenko, G. Kirby, S. L.N. Le Naour, A. Macpherson, A. Marqueta Barbero, K. H. Mess, M. Modena, R. Mompo, V. Montabonnet, D. Nisbet, V. Parma, M. Pojer, L. Ponce, A. Raimondo, S. Redaelli, V. Remondino, H. Reymond, A. Rijllart, R. I. Saban, S. Sanfilippo, K. M. Schirm, R. Schmidt, A. P. Siemko, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, H. Thiesen, Y. Thurel, A. Vergara-Fernández, A. P. Verweij, R. Wolf, M. Zerlauth
    CERN, Geneva
  • A. Castaneda, I. Romera Ramirez
    CIEMAT, Madrid
  • SF. Feher, R. H. Flora
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
 
  The LHC is a complex machine requiring more than 7400 superconducting corrector magnets distributed along a circumference of 26.7 km. These magnets are powered in 1380 different electrical circuits with currents ranging from 60 A up to 600 A. Among the corrector circuits the 600 A corrector magnets form the most diverse and differentiated magnet circuits. About 60000 high current connections had to be made. A minor fault in a circuit or one of the superconducting connections would have severe consequences for the accelerator operation. All magnets are wound from various types of Nb-Ti superconducting strands, and many contain resistors to by-pass the current in case of the transition to the normal conducting state in case of a quench, and hence reduce the hot spot temperature. In this paper the performance of these magnet circuits is presented, focussing on the quench current and quench behaviour of the magnets. Quench detection and the performance of the electrical interconnects will be dealt with. The results as measured on the entire circuits will be compared to the test results obtained during the reception tests of the individual magnets.  
WEPD029 Performance of the Main Dipole Magnet Circuits of the LHC during Commissioning 2473
 
  • A. P. Verweij, V. Baggiolini, A. Ballarino, B. Bellesia, F. Bordry, A. Cantone, M. P. Casas Lino, A. Castaneda, C. CastilloTrello, N. Catalan-Lasheras, Z. Charifoulline, G.-J. Coelingh, G. D'Angelo, K. Dahlerup-Petersen, G. De Rijk, R. Denz, M. Gruwe, V. Kain, B. Khomenko, G. Kirby, S. L.N. Le Naour, A. Macpherson, A. Marqueta Barbero, K. H. Mess, M. Modena, R. Mompo, V. Montabonnet, D. Nisbet, V. Parma, M. Pojer, L. Ponce, A. Raimondo, S. Redaelli, H. Reymond, D. Richter, A. Rijllart, I. Romera, R. I. Saban, S. Sanfilippo, R. Schmidt, A. P. Siemko, M. Solfaroli Camillocci, H. Thiesen, Y. Thurel, W. Venturini Delsolaro, A. Vergara-Fernández, R. Wolf, M. Zerlauth
    CERN, Geneva
  • SF. Feher, R. H. Flora
    Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois
 
  During hardware commissioning of the Large Hadron Collider, 8 main dipole circuits and 16 main quadrupole circuits are tested at 1.9 K and up to their nominal current. Each dipole circuit contains 154 magnets of 15 m length, and has a total stored energy of up to 1.1 GJ. Each quadrupole circuit contains 47 or 51 magnets of 5.4 m length, and has a total stored energy of up to 20 MJ. All magnets are wound from Nb-Ti superconducting Rutherford cables, and contain heaters to quickly force the transition to the normal conducting state in case of a quench, and hence reduce the hot spot temperature. In this paper the performance of these circuits is presented, focusing on the quench current and quench behaviour of the magnets. Quench detection, heater performance, operation of the cold bypass diodes, cryogenic recovery time, electrical joints, and possible magnet-to-magnet quench propagation will be dealt with. The results as measured on the entire circuits will be compared to the test results obtained during the reception tests of the individual magnets.  
WEPP052 A Storage Ring Based Option for the LHeC 2638
 
  • F. J. Willeke
    BNL, Upton, New York
  • F. Bordry, H.-H. Braun, O. S. Brüning, H. Burkhardt, J. M. Jowett, T. P.R. Linnecar, K. H. Mess, S. Myers, J. A. Osborne, F. Zimmermann
    CERN, Geneva
  • S. Chattopadhyay
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire
  • J. B. Dainton, M. Klein
    Liverpool University, Science Faculty, Liverpool
  • B. J. Holzer
    DESY, Hamburg
 
  The LHeC aims at the generation of Hadron-Lepton collisions with center of mass energies in the TeV scale and luminosities of the order of 1033 cm-2 sec-1 by taking advantage of the existing LHC 7 TeV proton ring and adding a high energy electron accelerator. This paper presents technical considerations and potential parameter choices for such a machine and outlines some of the challenges arising when an electron storage ring based option, constructed within the existing infrastructure of the LHC, is chosen.  
WEPP154 Linac-LHC ep Collider Options 2847
 
  • F. Zimmermann, F. Bordry, H.-H. Braun, O. S. Brüning, H. Burkhardt, R. Garoby, T. P.R. Linnecar, K. H. Mess, J. A. Osborne, L. Rinolfi, D. Schulte, R. Tomas, J. Tuckmantel, A. de Roeck
    CERN, Geneva
  • H. Aksakal
    N. U, Nigde
  • S. Chattopadhyay
    Cockcroft Institute, Warrington, Cheshire
  • A. K. Ciftci
    Ankara University, Faculty of Sciences, Tandogan/Ankara
  • J. B. Dainton
    Liverpool University, Science Faculty, Liverpool
  • A. Eide
    EPFL, Lausanne
  • B. J. Holzer
    DESY, Hamburg
  • M. Klein
    University of Liverpool, Liverpool
  • S. Sultansoy
    TOBB ETU, Ankara
  • A. Vivoli
    LAL, Orsay
  • F. J. Willeke
    BNL, Upton, New York
 
  We describe various parameter scenarios for a ring-linac ep collider based on LHC and an independent s.c. electron linac. Luminosities of order 1032/cm2/s can be achieved with a standard ILC-like linac, operated either in pulsed or cw mode, with acceptable beam power. Reaching much higher luminosities, up to 1034/cm2/s and beyond, would require the use of two linacs and the implementation of energy recovery. Advantages and challenges of a ring-linac ep collider vis-a-vis an alternative ring-ring collider are discussed.