Fabrication and testing of Rutherford-type cables for react and wind accelerator magnets

A common coil design for a high-field accelerator dipole magnet using a Nb/sub 3/Sn cable with the React-and-Wind approach is pursued by a collaboration between Fermilab and LBNL. The design requirements for the cable include a high operating current so that a field of 10-11 T can be produced, toget...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity 2001-03, Vol.11 (1), p.2457-2460
Main Authors: Bauer, P., Ambrosio, G., Andreev, N., Barzi, E., Dietderich, D., Ewald, K., Fratini, M., Ghosh, A.K., Higley, H.C., Kim, S.W., Miller, G., Miller, J., Ozelis, J., Scanlan, R.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerator magnets
Accelerators
Applied sciences
Cables
Coiling
Coils
Collaboration
Critical current
Degradation
Electric connection. Cables. Wiring
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Fabrication
Magnets
Niobium
Strands
Superconductivity
Testing
Tin
Various equipment and components
Wire
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Summary:A common coil design for a high-field accelerator dipole magnet using a Nb/sub 3/Sn cable with the React-and-Wind approach is pursued by a collaboration between Fermilab and LBNL. The design requirements for the cable include a high operating current so that a field of 10-11 T can be produced, together with a low critical current degradation due to bending around a 90 mm radius. A program, using ITER strands of the internal tin type, was launched to develop the optimal cable design for react-and-wind common coil magnets. Three prototype cable designs, all 15 mm wide, were fabricated: a 41-strand cable with 0.7 mm diameter strands; a 57-strand cable with 0.5 mm diameter strands; and a 259-strand multi-level cable with a 6-around-1 sub-element using 0.3 mm diameter wire. Two versions of these cables were fabricated: one with no core and one with a stainless steel core. Additionally, the possibility of a wide (22 mm) cable made from 0.7 mm strand was explored. This paper describes the first results of the cable program including reports on cable fabrication and reaction, first winding tests and first results of the measurement of the critical current degradation due to cabling and bending.
ISSN:1051-8223
1558-2515
DOI:10.1109/77.920360