Li material testing - Fermilab Antiproton Source lithium collection lens

Author

Tariq, S. ; Ammigan, K. ; Hurh, P. ; Schultz, R. ; Liu, P. ; Shang, J.

Author_Institution

Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

1452

Abstract

The lithium collection lens is a high current (greater than 0.5 MA), pulsed device used to focus antiprotons just downstream of the production target. Pre-mature failure of these lenses has led to extensive efforts, to understand the cause of the failures. One of the main unknowns is the structural behavior of lithium under such extreme loading conditions. Lithium can be categorized as a soft or "plastic" solid with relatively low modulus of elasticity and yield strength. Very little is available on its nonlinear and viscoplastic (rate dependent) structural properties. Tests were conducted to determine the rate dependent tensile behavior and creep response of lithium at various temperatures. Results of these tests are presented.

Keywords

creep testing; elastic moduli; failure (mechanical); lenses; lithium; particle beam focusing; proton sources; tensile testing; viscoplasticity; yield strength; Fermilab Antiproton Source; antiproton focusing; creep response; elastic modulus; high current pulsed device; lithium collection lens; lithium material testing; lithium structural behavior; loading conditions; nonlinear structural property; premature failure; production target; tensile behavior; viscoplastic structural property; yield strength; Capacitive sensors; Elasticity; Lenses; Lithium; Materials testing; Optical materials; Petroleum; Plastics; Solids; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1288558

Filename

1288558