Consolidation of the 45-Year Old PS Main Magnet System

After a major coil insulation breakdown on two of the 47-year-old CERN PS main magnets in 2003, an extensive magnet consolidation program has been launched. This article reviews the analysis of the magnet state be-fore the repair and the applied major improvements. An overview is given of the produc...

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Autores principales: Zickler, Thomas, Bodart, Dominique, Kalbreier, Wilhelm, Mess, Karl Hubert, Newborough, Antony
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2006
Materias:
Accelerators and Storage Rings
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/977803
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Sumario:After a major coil insulation breakdown on two of the 47-year-old CERN PS main magnets in 2003, an extensive magnet consolidation program has been launched. This article reviews the analysis of the magnet state be-fore the repair and the applied major improvements. An overview is given of the production of the new compo-nents, the actual refurbishment and the commissioning of the main magnet system after 18 months shutdown.

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