Superconducting spin precession magnets for a new neutron spectrometer

The required field shape of optimal Larmor precession magnets to obtain the bestpossible homogeneity is B0cos2(¿z/L). In practice this field shape is approximated by 30 superimposed concentric solenoids. The coils are made with an extreme dimensional precision with a typical error of 10 ¿m. A special winding technique in combination with a relatively thin superconducting wire of 230 ¿m diameter provided a significant overall accuracy. In this paper the design and construction aspects of the superconducting Larmor precession magnets will be discussed. Results of the magnetic field optimisation as well as preliminary test results of the magnets are presented. However, the ultimate performance will be investigated when the magnets are put into operation in the new neutron Larmor precession spectrometer at the Institut Laue Langevin

Mechanical Design of Superconducting Accelerator Magnets

This paper is about the mechanical design of superconducting accelerator magnets. First, we give a brief review of the basic concepts and terms. In the following sections, we describe the particularities of the mechanical design of different types of superconducting accelerator magnets: solenoids, cos-theta, superferric, and toroids. Special attention is given to the pre-stress principle, which aims to avoid the appearance of tensile stresses in the superconducting coils. A case study on a compact superconducting cyclotron summarizes the main steps and the guidelines that should be followed for a proper mechanical design. Finally, we present some remarks on the measurement techniques.Comment: Presented at the CERN Accelerator School CAS 2013: Superconductivity for Accelerators, Erice, Italy, 24 April - 4 May 201

Acoustic detection in superconducting magnets for performance characterization and diagnostics

Quench diagnostics in superconducting accelerator magnets is essential for understanding performance limitations and improving magnet design. Applicability of the conventional quench diagnostics methods such as voltage taps or quench antennas is limited for long magnets or complex winding geometries, and alternative approaches are desirable. Here, we discuss acoustic sensing technique for detecting mechanical vibrations in superconducting magnets. Using LARP high-field Nb3Sn quadrupole HQ01 [1], we show how acoustic data is connected with voltage instabilities measured simultaneously in the magnet windings during provoked extractions and current ramps to quench. Instrumentation and data analysis techniques for acoustic sensing are reviewed.Comment: 5 pages, Contribution to WAMSDO 2013: Workshop on Accelerator Magnet, Superconductor, Design and Optimization; 15 - 16 Jan 2013, CERN, Geneva, Switzerlan

Estimation of the Influence on the LHC Beam of Parasitic Magnetic Fields Resulting from Magnet Interconnections

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is equipped with 1232 main superconducting dipole magnets, 474 superconducting quadrupole magnets and more than 7400 superconducting corrector magnets that are distributed around the eight sectors of the accelerator. Each of the magnets is powered via superconducting power cables, the so-called main busbars for the main magnets and auxiliary busbars for the corrector magnets. Within the main magnets, the field produced by the superconducting busbars is shielded by the magnet's iron yoke. However, in the numerous magnet interconnections, the busbars are magnetically unshielded with respect to the beam pipes and produce parasitic fields that can affect the beam. Extensive analyses have been carried out in the past to assess the field quality of the individual magnets and its influence on the two counter-rotating beams. However, no detailed evaluation of the influence of the parasitic fields of the main and auxiliary busbars and their effect on beam optics had been performed so far. In this report, the integrated field perturbation resulting from parasitic fields is calculated and effects on some beam dynamics parameters are estimated

Performance boundaries in Nb3Sn superconductors

Superconducting magnets for High Energy Physics, Fusion, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMR) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, benefit from the extremely high current densities that can be achieved in superconductors compared to normal conducting materials. These magnets are usually constructed starting with a composite wire of typically 1 mm in diameter, in which the superconducting material is embedded in a copper matrix in the form of micrometer scale filaments. The present superconducting workhorse is Niobium-Titanium

Coupling single molecule magnets to quantum circuits

In this work we study theoretically the coupling of single molecule magnets (SMMs) to a variety of quantum circuits, including microwave resonators with and without constrictions and flux qubits. The main results of this study is that it is possible to achieve strong and ultrastrong coupling regimes between SMM crystals and the superconducting circuit, with strong hints that such a coupling could also be reached for individual molecules close to constrictions. Building on the resulting coupling strengths and the typical coherence times of these molecules (of the order of microseconds), we conclude that SMMs can be used for coherent storage and manipulation of quantum information, either in the context of quantum computing or in quantum simulations. Throughout the work we also discuss in detail the family of molecules that are most suitable for such operations, based not only on the coupling strength, but also on the typical energy gaps and the simplicity with which they can be tuned and oriented. Finally, we also discuss practical advantages of SMMs, such as the possibility to fabricate the SMMs ensembles on the chip through the deposition of small droplets.Comment: 23 pages, 12 figure