Tag: magnet
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A new generation of iron-dominated electromagnets has been successfully tested at CERN
The proof-of-principle demonstrator could pave the way for more energy-efficient electromagnets
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Accelerator Report: Leak repaired, cooling in progress
Despite challenging working conditions, the vacuum leak caused by the quench that occurred on 17 July was repaired in less than 10 days
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Accelerator Report: A quench of an LHC inner triplet magnet causes a small leak with major consequences
On Monday, 17 July, the LHC beams were dumped after only 9 minutes in collision due to a radiofrequency interlock caused by an electrical perturbation
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Giorgio Brianti (1930 – 2023)
Giorgio Brianti(1930 – 2023) — BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://home.cern/news/obituary/accelerators/giorgio-brianti-1930-2023) Giorgio Brianti, a pillar of CERN throughout his 40-year career, passed away on 6 April at the age of 92. He played a major role in the success of CERN and in particular the Large Electron–Positron Collider (LEP) project, and his legacy
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HiLumi News: Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet
The successful replacement of a coil in an HL-LHC niobium–tin quadrupole magnet by the US Accelerator Upgrade Project team has showcased this crucial technology’s flexibility and cost-effectiveness
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HiLumi News: New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme
A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances
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Superconductivity for sustainability: a new superconducting link for the High-Luminosity LHC
A flexible cryostat and the first series of high-temperature superconducting magnesium diboride cables will form an innovative electrical transfer line to power the HL-LHC inner triplet magnets
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Cool kickers for the HL-LHC
The first “MKI-Cool” was installed in early January – water-cooled ferrite cylinders will protect the LHC’s kicker magnets from increased heat load in the high-luminosity era
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HiLumi News: 7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time
The 7.2-metre-long version of this vital HL-LHC component reached nominal current plus an operational margin corresponding to a coil peak field of 11.5 T at 1.9 K during a test in SM18
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The SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC era
SM18 is one of the largest magnet test facilities in the world. Dedicated to testing superconducting magnets and radiofrequency cavities, it is now waiting for the first HL-LHC components