From the History of Religions to the Science of Religion in Norway

The focus in this article is on the developments in the study of religion in Norway during the last fifty years, reflecting over continuities and breaks with the past, over changes in themes, theories and methods as well as over relations to the surrounding world.

Applying Advanced Control Techniques for Temperature Regulation of the LHC Superconducting Magnets

The temperature of the superconducting magnets for the future LHC accelerator is a control parameter with strict operating constraints imposed by (a) the maximum temperature at which the magnets can o perate, (b) the cooling capacity of the cryogenic system, (c) the variability of applied heat loads and (d) the accuracy of the instrumentation. A temperature regulation with narrow control band can i n principle be achieved by implementing a Model Predictive Control (MPC)-type controller. For this purpose, and for investigating the behaviour of the cooling system, a simulation program has been dev eloped. A prototype MPC controller has been installed and completed its first run