CERN-made HiLumi LHC quadrupoles ready for installation | home.cern
The completion of these new quadrupole magnets – known marks the culmination of three decades of research and development in niobium-tin (Nb₃Sn) superconducting magnet technology.
By Florence Thompson and Anaïs Schaeffer on home.cern
After years of design, manufacturing and testing, the High-Luminosity (HiLumi) LHC magnet programme has reached a landmark point: all eight new CERN-made quadrupole magnets needed for installation are ready for the tunnel (with two spares produced and entering their final stages).