학술논문

Design of Radiation Hard Spare Units for the Orbit Corrector Dipoles of LHC
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on. 30(4):1-5 Jun, 2020
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Superconducting magnets
Large Hadron Collider
Wires
Magnetic noise
Magnetic shielding
Insulation
Radiation effects
Gamma radiation
High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider HL-LHC
Magnet design
Superconducting magnet for accelerators
Language
ISSN
1051-8223
1558-2515
2378-7074
Abstract
Due to the High Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), the orbit corrector dipoles located just before the interaction points of the accelerator will receive significantly increased gamma radiation doses, i.e., up to 20 MGy over the HL-LHC lifetime. Since these magnets were not designed to withstand such high gamma doses, new MCBC and MCBY magnets have to be designed and produced using radiation hard impregnation insulation and materials. In this paper, we describe both the gamma radiation campaign we are performing to determine the radiation hardness of the present MCBC and MCBY magnets and the new design and technologies that we have selected for the manufacturing of radiation hard spare units. We also discuss the impact of failing MCBC and MCBY magnets on the LHC and the foreseen alternative solutions.