Tag: superconductivity

  • Accelerator Report: A quench of an LHC inner triplet magnet causes a small leak with major consequences

    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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  • SuperNode and CERN collaborate on new solutions for renewable energy transmission

    SuperNode and CERN collaborate on new solutions for renewable energy transmission

    The result of this collaboration on superconductivity could greatly improve energy transmission and accelerate the transition to renewable energy

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  • Superconductivity for sustainability: a new superconducting link for the High-Luminosity LHC

    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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  • The SM18 test facility in the HL-LHC era

    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

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