CERN Superconducting Cables Connection Cryostats (Cold Boxes)
Coordinating university: Uppsala University, www.uu.se
Coordinating university or institute
Facility
CERNProject description
The High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) at CERN is an upgrade of the LHC to achieve instantaneous luminosities a factor of five larger than the LHC nominal value. More
powerful superconducting magnets are needed and their powering relies on essential and critical connections between MgB2 cable and a high temperature superconductor current lead. These connections need to be cooled by cryogens and must be able to carry an unprecedented current capacity of up to 100 kA each. The devices where these connections are made have to be cryogenic and high current compatible as well as compact.
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Team
Uppsala University:
R. Santiago Kern, Research Engineer, cryogenics and vacuum
Roger Ruber, Researcher, cryogenics and superconductivity
Tord Ekelöf, Professor, project leader
CERN:
Vittorio Parma, Research Engineer, project engineer
Core deliverables
Design of the different components of the cryostats
Manufacturing Assembly Qualification testing
All documentation pertaining to the project, such as manufacturing drawings and test reports
Industry involvement
RFR Solutions