7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time

25 January, 2023

The MQXFBP3 magnet after the test, during assembly with the nested dipole orbit corrector. (Image: CERN)

The 7.2-metre-long version of this vital HL-LHC component reached nominal current plus an operational margin corresponding to a coil peak field of 11.5 T at 1.9 K during a test in SM18, CERN News.

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7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time

7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time

7.2-m-long niobium–tin quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN reaches nominal current for the first time