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MaRiSA @ Genova

MAgnete per RIcerca Superconduttività Applicata – MaRiSA

Test of critical current of high current superconducting cable up to 8T in a bore up to 440 mm and current up to 100 kA with a transformer method.

Technical Means:
•  Magnetic Field of 8T in 330 mm bore with sample temperature  1K<T<300 K;
•  Magnetic Field  of 6T in 440 mm with temperature 1K<T<300 K;
•  Sample shaped as a ring with low resistance joint;
•  Maximum current 100 kA.

The Helium liquifier at INFN Genova

Among the most significant results, critical current measurements of:
• 30 conductors used for HERA superconducting dipoles
• All conductors (6) involved in BaBar Superconducting Solenoid (SLAC)
• All conductors (20) involved in CMS Superconducting Solenoid (CERN)
• All conductor involved in Mu2e superconducting solenoids (43 tests)

MaRiSA during a liquid nitrogen transfer.

Technical steps and expertise:
• Construction of a sample holder according the specific requirements, equipped with Cernox thermometers and Hall probes,
• Cool-down of the magnet (1500 l ol LN2 and 1000 l of LHe for one measurement run),
• Check-up of the Magnet Safety System (MSS),
• Securing the area,
• Magnetic field  rise
• Tests on the sample.

Location, contact people and notes:
INFN Sezione di Genova. Via Dodecaneso 33 16146 Genova (Italy)
Dr. Pasquale Fabbricatore; e-mail: pasquale.fabbricatore@ge.infn.it
Dr. Riccardo Musenich; e-mail: riccardo.musenich@ge.infn.it
The platform can be operated exclusively by INFN manpower.