Category: 1. Project News
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HL-LHC Magnet Circuit Instrumentation Day 2023
ollowing the HL-LHC Circuit Instrumentation Detailed Design Review held in September 2020, the HL-LHC Magnet Circuit Instrumentation Day 2023 successfully took place on the 20th of June 2023 in the Kjell Johnsen Auditorium at CERN as an in-person meeting.
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Construction of 11Tesla Dipole short prototype completed
The construction of the 11Tesla Dipole short prototype magnet, designated as MBHDP301, has been completed. This magnet has been meticulously built, incorporating the mitigations recommended by the March 2021 task force.
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Successful validation at CERN of the final class 2 DCCT prototype gives the green light to the pre-series phase
The HL-LHC “Class 2” high precision current measurement devices, or DCCTs (direct current current transformers), are used for the accurate current measurement/regulation in the 2kA Inner Triplet Trims and Orbit Correctors power converters.
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New superconducting technologies for the HL-LHC and beyond
The development at CERN of magnesium diboride cables and other advanced superconducting systems for the High-Luminosity LHC is also driving applications beyond fundamental research, describes Amalia Ballarino, CERN Courier
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Recovery of an HL-LHC niobium–tin magnet
The successful replacement of a coil in an HL-LHC niobium–tin quadrupole magnet by the US Accelerator Upgrade Project team has showcased this crucial technology’s flexibility and cost-effectiveness, CERN News.
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Completion of the HTS REBCO cables
On 30th March, the cabling of the HTS REBCO cables required for the WP6a Prototype System (4*18 kA, 3*7 kA and 12*2 kA) was completed.
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New CERN niobium–tin magnet energises the HL-LHC programme
A second 7.2-metre-long HL-LHC triplet quadrupole has reached the currents needed for 7 TeV operation, with higher performances, CERN News.
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Beam Gas Curtain installed in the Large Hadron Collider
By Alexandra Welsch (U. Liverpool) – Non-invasive beam profile monitor using supersonic gas jet furthers our understanding of the beam dynamics and supports new discoveries, Accelerating News.
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54 magnets: The High-Luminosity LHC receives its first in-kind contribution
By Marco Statera (LASA) – The completion of the High Order Corrector Magnet project was only made possible by the collaborative efforts of INFN, CERN, and industry, Accelerating News.
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Successful completion of the IR7 installations of the upgraded crystal collimation system for HL-LHC
In February 2023, two new crystal primary collimators, called TCPCs, were installed in IR7. Crystal collimation will be used as a means to improve the collimation performance for lead ion beams as of 2023.