Abstract
Approximately 1,664 focussing and defocussing superconducting quadrupoles are required for the two SSC collider rings. Collider quadrupole magnets (CQMs) must satisfy stringent performance, reliability, life and low cost criteria. Performance requirements include field uniformity, training, quench, tracking, thermal cycling and alignment. The CQM cold mass design presented incorporates lessons IGC and Alsthom Intermagnetics S.A. (AISA), our joint venture with GEC-Alsthom, learned in the design, development and manufacture of 500 MRI, 160 high-field custom and 126 HERA quadrupole superconducting magnets. This baseline design reflects careful quantitative assessment of coil winding placement and collar material, evaluation of field uniformity and mechanical performance of the magnet coil ends using 3-D modeling and analysis, and considers tolerance and process variability.
Selected CQM cold mass design highlights and a proposed prototype development program that allows incorporation of test feedback into the design to minimize risk are detailed in this paper. This information may be helpful to SSCL in the design and development of prototype CQM’s.
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Farrell, R.A., Murray, F.S., Jonas, P.A., Mischler, W.R., Blecher, L. (1992). SSC Collider Quadrupole Cold Mass Design and Development. In: Nonte, J. (eds) Supercollider 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3454-9_31
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