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Catastrophic Superconductor failure at CERN

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posted on Apr, 27 2007 @ 06:42 PM
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Fermilab has announced that a possible solution to the problem has been engineered, and that one unit will be upgraded in time for the next pressure test in June. They plan on attaching a support bracket, which they call a "Cartridge," on to the quadrupole.



The solution presented to the review panel will use four long metal cartridges installed parallel to the magnets long axis. The cartridges will be welded to the magnet's cold mass and to a bracket attached to the cryostat. The review panel made detailed recommendations for verifying the cartridges' ability to hold the magnet in place under a wide variety of possible conditions during accelerator operations.


They also looked at a back up plan should the proposed plan not meet specifications.

You can read more at Fermilab



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