Description of the Main Features of the Series Production of the LHC Main Dipole Magnets

Author

Savary, F. ; Bajko, M. ; Chevret, P. ; de Rijk, G. ; Fessia, P. ; Lienard, P. ; Miles, J. ; Modena, M. ; Rossi, L. ; Tommasini, D. ; Vlogaert, J. ; Bresson, D. ; Grunblatt, G. ; Decoene, J.-F. ; Bressani, F. ; Drago, G. ; Gagliardi, P. ; Eysselein, F. ; G

Author_Institution

AT Dept. of CERN, Eur. Lab. for Particle Phys., Geneva

Volume

18

Issue

2

fYear

2008

fDate

6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

220

Lastpage

225

Abstract

The series production of the LHC main dipole magnets was completed in November 2006. This paper presents the organization implemented at CERN and the milestones fixed to fulfill the technical requirements and to respect the master schedule of the machine installation. The CERN organization for the production follow-up, the quality assurance and the magnet testing, as well as the organization of the three main contractors will be described. A description of the design work and procurement of most of the specific heavy tooling and key components will be given with emphasis on the advantages and drawbacks.

Keywords

accelerator magnets; cryogenics; quality assurance; superconducting magnets; CERN; LHC main dipole magnets; heavy tooling; machine installation; magnet testing; quality assurance; superconducting magnets; LHC; quality assurance; series production of superconducting magnets; superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TASC.2008.920632

Filename

4515945