Category: 1. Project News
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Complex manoeuvres to install the Cold Powering System into the IT String
An impressive operation took place in CERN’s magnet test hall, SM18. The High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) based Cold Powering System has been installed into the Inner Triplet (IT) String.
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Amorphous carbon coating in the beam screens for the circulating beam in the cryomodules for the crab cavities: production completed
The non-crabbed line in the cryomodules for the HL-LHC crab cavities host a carbon-coated beam screen.
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Update on the reconfiguration of the test benches at SM18 for the cold tests of the HL-LHC cryo-magnets
The qualification tests of the new cryo-magnet assemblies, to ensure their compliance with the HL-LHC specifications, requires a substantial upgrade of the cryogenic test stations in SM18
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HiRadMat test completed: a crucial step for the HL-LHC beam dump
The 65th HiRadMat experiment (HRMT-HLTDE) was completed by the SY-STI team on the 14th August 2024. This experiment is a crucial step in validating the material selection for the HL-LHC beam dumps (TDEs) in HL work package 14 and is the product of around 12 months of ideation and planning.
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SQXL commissioning phase 1C successfully completed
The SQXL cryogenic line, an essential component of the HL-LHC IT String, has recently undergone an additional series of commissioning tests in standalone mode without the magnets.
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Series production validated for the pre-series DQHDS units
The four Quench Heater Discharge Power Supply (DQHDS) pre-series units have recently arrived at CERN. These units, produced in Japan, by NICHICON CORPORATION,
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Large helium tanks delivered for the HL-LHC
Exceptional machines call for exceptional operations. Two large helium tanks for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) were installed at Point 1 in June, and two more at Point 5 in July.
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Fourth consecutive MQXFB magnet to reach the HL-LHC requirements for operation
The test of LMQXFB04 (Q2 cold mass containing MQXFB04 and the corrector MCBXFB02b) has been completed, making it the fourth consecutive MQXFB magnet (CERN-produced Nb3Sn triple quadrupole magnet series),
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HL-LHC Collaboration Board Newsletter #8 – now available
The 8th issue of the annual HL-LHC Collaboration Board Newsletter is now available!
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HL-LHC IT String advancements and challenges for 2024
By WP16 HL-LHC IT STRING team. The commissioning of key equipment on the metallic platform is now completed. Accelerating News #47.