학술논문
Effect of Strand Damage in Nb3Sn Rutherford Cables on the Quench Propagation in Accelerator Magnets
Document Type
Periodical
Author
Source
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on. 33(5):1-5 Aug, 2023
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Language
ISSN
1051-8223
1558-2515
2378-7074
1558-2515
2378-7074
Abstract
Accelerator magnets employing Nb 3 Sn Rutherford cables are more susceptible to conductor degradation than Nb-Ti magnets. Recent measurements on a Nb 3 Sn accelerator magnet have revealed unexpected behaviour such as decaying voltages at constant current plateaus of V-I measurements, inverse ramp rate and temperature dependence of quench currents, and anomalous quench propagation measured by so-called quench antennas. Numerical modelling has shown that these anomalies can be explained by an inhomogeneous degradation in the Rutherford cable, in which a subset of strands is fully or partially degraded. In this paper, we study how this type of degradation can affect the early stages of quench propagation. With the aid of a network model, we show how quench antenna signals can be used to diagnose inhomogeneous conductor degradation in the Rutherford cable.