A Fast-sampling, Planar Array for Measuring the AC Field of Fermilab Pulsed Extraction Magnets

A system employing a planar array of inductive pick-up coils has been developed for measurements of the rapidly changing dipole field in pulsed extraction magnets for the Fermilab MuCool project. The magnets are of C-type and deigned to support a peak field of 0.65 T during 8.33 millisecond half-sine pulse at a 15 Hz repetition rate. The coils of the measurement system are fabricated on a single, 97.5 mm wide, 2-layer circuit board. The array of coils is simultaneously sampled at data rates of up to 100 kHz with 10 kHz bandwidth using 24-bit ADC's. A detailed overview of the system and data analysis is presented, along with a characterization of results and system performance