New Superconducting Test Facility in Radiation Control Area for Neutron Irradiation Study

Author

Nishimura, Akira ; Takeuchi, T. ; Nishijima, G. ; Oguro, H. ; Watanabe, K. ; Ochiai, K. ; Shikama, T.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. for Fusion Sci., Toki, Japan

Volume

22

Issue

3

fYear

2012

fDate

6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

4803904

Lastpage

4803904

Abstract

To perform post irradiation tests of superconducting strands, a 15.5 T superconducting magnet and a variable temperature insert were installed at a radiation control area in Oarai center, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University. Both of the 15.5 T magnet and the VTI are conductively cooled without liquid coolant. The commissioning test of the system is ongoing and this paper will present the new superconducting test facility and some data obtained recently.

Keywords

critical currents; superconducting magnets; commissioning test; liquid coolant; neutron irradiation; post irradiation tests; radiation control area; superconducting magnet; superconducting strands; superconducting test facility; variable temperature insert; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Neutrons; Radiation effects; Resistance; Superconducting magnets; Temperature measurement; Critical current; Nb$_{3}$ Sn strand; critical field; critical temperature; neutron irradiation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2012.2182974

Filename

6123196