Cable Magnetization Effects in the LHC Main Dipole Magnets

Several short (1 m) and long (10 m) dipole models have been tested within the scope of the on-going R&D programme for LHC at CERN. We report here the results of measurements of field quality in these dipoles, focussing on the contribution of cable magnetization. We show that the results obtained over a significant (> 10) number of magnets at 1.8 and 4.2 K are in reasonable agreement with calculati ons of the dependence of allowed harmonics on field. The calculations are based on the Bean model of filament magnetization and assume an approximate Jc(B) dependence, calibrated against low field mea surements of strand magnetization. The field quality measurements at low field also correlate satisfactorily to measurements of cable critical current at high field and geometric filament diameter.