Reduction of Dynamic Field Errors in Superconductive Undulators

The magnetic field in superconductive undulators is changed by varying the current in the superconductive wires. During operation at stable current, the electric current is confined to the resistance-free filaments. During ramping, however, the superconducting wire bundles have an inductive impedance, causing part of the current to penetrate into the iron body if electric insulation leaks between the wire and the iron body are present. If this is the case the leak currents and other eddy currents decay slowly after the ramp. The magnetic field of the undulator changes during this period. It was shown experimentally that an effective electric insulation between the wires and the iron body can minimize the current and the magnetic field drifts. In this paper the results of these experiments and simulations of the described effects are presented