The GSI Cryogenic Prototype Test Facility-First Experience Gained on 2-Phase-Flow Superconducting Prototype Magnets of the FAIR Project

• Published in: IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 1150 - 1153
• Main Authors: Stafiniak, A., Floch, E., Schroeder, C., Marzouki, F., Walter, F.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.06.2009; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Cryogenics; Cyclic accelerators and storage rings; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electromagnets; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary-particle and nuclear physics; Loss measurement; Magnetic cores; Nuclear physics; Physics; Prototypes; Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices; Superconducting coils; Superconducting devices; superconducting junction; Superconducting magnets; superconducting test facilities; Synchrotrons; Test facilities; Testing; Testing. Reliability. Quality control; Various equipment and components; Test bench; Prototype; Magnet; Loss measurement; Superconducting junction; superconducting test facilities; Cryogenic temperature; Learning; Prototype tests; Superconducting magnet; Test facility; Synchrotrons; Cryogenics; Cryostat; Facility; AC losses; Gain; superconducting magnets
• ISSN: 1051-8223; 1558-2515
• DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2017871

The Facility of Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) will feature two superconducting fast ramped synchrotrons (SIS 100, SIS 300). The core components of this new facility are two-phase forced cooled superferric magnets ramped with 4 T/s up to 2 T and single-phase forced cooled costhetas magnets ramped with 1 T/s up to 4 T. The GSI test facility consists of 2 test benches. One of them is equipped with a universal cryostat and second one is dedicated to cryostated superconducting (SC) magnets. So far, one SC coil and one SC magnet have been tested. We report on the training, quench behavior of magnets and results of AC loss measurements.