Construction experience with MQXB quadrupole magnets built at Fermilab for the LHC interaction regions

Fermilab is building eighteen full length cold masses for the LHC Interaction Region inner triplets. One prototype and several production assemblies have been completed. This paper summarizes the construction details. Topics include coil fabrication, ground insulation, collaring, instrumentation, el...

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Autores principales: Bossart, Rudolf, Fehér, S, Kerby, J S, Lamm, M J, Nobrega, F, Rife, J, Robotham, W, Schlabach, P, Yadav, S, Zlobin, A B
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2003
Materias:
Nuclear Physics
Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2003.812653
http://cds.cern.ch/record/725954
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Sumario:Fermilab is building eighteen full length cold masses for the LHC Interaction Region inner triplets. One prototype and several production assemblies have been completed. This paper summarizes the construction details. Topics include coil fabrication, ground insulation, collaring, instrumentation, electrical testing, and final assembly. In-process measurements are presented and explained. Problems encountered during construction and their solutions are discussed. (11 refs).

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