Published 1989 | Version v1
Book

Development of superconducting strand and cable with improved properties for use in SSC magnets

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)

Description

The critical current requirement for the NbTi superconductor strand was set at 2,750 A/mm2 (5 T, 4.2 K) in the SSC Conceptual Design, compared with a value of 1,800 A/mm2 which was specified for the strand used in the Tevatron dipoles. In addition, a filament diameter of 5 μm, instead of the 9 μm diameter used in the Tevatron, was chosen to reduce field distortion at injection. In order to meet the requirements for field homogeneity, the dimensional requirements for both strand and cable were also tightened. The technical solutions employed to achieve these improved properties and the resulting specifications will be discussed. 9 refs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Plenum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY (USA)
Imprint Title
Supercollider 1
Imprint Pagination
837 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 219-222.

Conference

Title
International industrial symposium on the super collider.
Dates
8-10 Feb 1989.
Place
New Orleans, LA (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-890270--.