A 6 T refrigerator-cooled NbTi superconducting magnet with 180 mm room temperature bore

Author

Urata, M. ; Kuriyama, T. ; Yazawa, T. ; Koyanagi, K. ; Yamamoto, K. ; Nomura, S. ; Yamada, Y. ; Nakagome, H. ; Murase, S. ; Maeda, H. ; Horigami, O.

Author_Institution

Res. & Dev. Center, Toshiba Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

169

Lastpage

172

Abstract

A 6 T NbTi superconducting magnet, cooled by a 4 K GM (Gifford-McMahon) refrigerator has been developed. Magnetic material, Er/sub 3/Ni, is used as the regenerator to cool the coil to liquid helium temperature. The central field strength in the 180 mm room temperature bore is designed to be 6 T. NbTi coil dimensions are, 215 mm in inner diameter, 279 mm in outer diameter, and 240 mm in axial length. The coil winding is an epoxy-impregnated structure without a bore tube, thereby reducing mechanical disturbances. The coil heat is removed through the outer metal cylinder. A pair of Bi(2212) current leads has been developed to reduce heat leakage into the 4 K level. A cold diode is used to protect the coil even if the oxide lead is burned out. The magnet attained 6.45 T central field at 3.61 K coil-winding temperature.<>

Keywords

cooling; niobium alloys; refrigeration; refrigerators; superconducting magnets; titanium alloys; 180 mm; 215 mm; 240 mm; 279 mm; 3.61 K; 4 K; 6 T; 6.45 T; Bi(2212) current leads; Er/sub 3/Ni; Gifford-McMahon refrigerator; NbTi; central field strength; coil winding; epoxy-impregnated structure; heat leakage reduction; liquid helium temperature; mechanical disturbances reduction; refrigerator-cooled NbTi superconducting magnet; room temperature bore; superconducting coil cooling; Boring; Erbium; Magnetic liquids; Magnetic materials; Niobium compounds; Refrigeration; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Temperature; Titanium compounds;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402516

Filename

402516