Title :
Testing and Final Construction of the Superconducting Magnet for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
Author :
Harrison, Stephen ; Milward, Steve ; Allen, Robin Stafford ; Gallilee, Mark ; Shaw, Nicholas ; Anderson, Robert ; Ting, Samuel C C
Author_Institution :
Sci. Magnetics, El Culham Sci. Centre, Abingdon, UK
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a particle physics experiment based on the International Space Station (ISS). At the heart of the detector is a large superconducting magnet, cooled to a temperature of 1.8 K by superfluid helium. The magnet and cryogenic system have been designed and built by Scientific Magnetics (formerly Space Cryomagnetics) of Culham, England. This paper describes the results from magnet testing, and the final assembly of the magnet and flight cryostat.
Keywords :
alpha-particle spectrometers; astronomical instruments; cosmic ray apparatus; cryogenics; superconducting magnets; alpha magnetic spectrometer; cryogenic system; flight cryostat; international space station; magnet testing; particle physics; superconducting magnet; superfluid helium; temperature 1.8 K; Cryogenics; space technology; superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2009.2019656
