Ground plane insulation failure in the first TPC superconducting coil

On August 27, 1980, an insulation failure occurred during the testing of the TPC (Time Projection Chamber) thin superconducting solenoid. The accident caused shorts between the Ultra pure aluminum (UPA) secondary circuit and the superconducting coil. There were also shorts between the UPA circuit an...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 1981-09, Vol.17 (5), p.1855-1859
Main Authors: Green, M., Pierre, P.D., Derby, K., DeOlivares, J., Eberhard, P., Fultz, B., Giauque, R., Gibson, G., Goulding, F., Kim, J., Martin, P., Morris, J., Pripstein, M., Ross, R., Shapiro, M., Smits, R., Taylor, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Boring
Current density
Insulation
Iron
Magnetic circuits
Magnetic separation
Solenoids
Superconducting coils
Superconducting magnets
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Summary:On August 27, 1980, an insulation failure occurred during the testing of the TPC (Time Projection Chamber) thin superconducting solenoid. The accident caused shorts between the Ultra pure aluminum (UPA) secondary circuit and the superconducting coil. There were also shorts between the UPA circuit and ground. The results of an analysis of experimental data taken at 5 millisecond intervals by a data logger and a PDP-11 computer are presented. This paper discusses the results of x-ray and ultrasonic tests and the results of the coil autopsy. From the evidence, a most probable cause for the failure is given [1].
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.1981.1061311