Successful test paves the way for magnet production at CERN

Successful test paves the way for magnet production at CERN

The magnet, named MQXFB03, is 7.2 metres in length. It is the first of ten that will be needed for the HL-LHC. (Image: CERN)

The magnet, named MQXFB03, is 7.2 metres in length. It is the first of ten that will be needed for the HL-LHC. (Image: Irene Garcia Obrero)

 

By TE department - Engineers have successfully tested an improved design of a quadrupole magnet manufactured at CERN, confirming that niobium–tin technology is viable for accelerator magnets, CERN News.