Minimum Quench Energy of Nb3Sn Wires With High Specific Heat Tape
Autor: | E. Barzi, I. Novitsky, D. Turrioni, A. V. Zlobin, X. Peng, M. Tomsic |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 32:1-5 |
ISSN: | 2378-7074 1051-8223 |
Popis: | A major problem of state-of-the-art Nb$_3$Sn accelerator magnets is their long training due to thermo-mechanical perturbations. Increasing the specific heat, $C_p$, of the Rutherford cable would reduce and/or eliminate training by limiting the coils temperature rise. This paper studies feasibility of increasing the $C_p$ of Rutherford-type cables by using thin composite Cu/$Gd_2$O$_3$ and Cu/$Gd_2$O$_2$S tapes produced by Hyper Tech Research, Inc. The tape can be either wrapped around the cable, placed on the cable wide faces under the insulation, and/or inserted as a core. Wire samples outfitted with these high-$C_p$ ribbons, or tapes, were prepared and tested at FNAL for their Minimum Quench Energy (MQE). At 90%I$_c$ and 15 T, the average gain of MQE of the Nb$_3$Sn wire soldered to the Cu/$Gd_2$O$_2$S 55 micrometer thick ribbon was 2.5, and further increased at larger transport currents. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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