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Superconducting Accelerator Magnets

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Stephane Sanfilippo

Abstract

This course introduces key aspects of superconducting magnet technology in accelerators: basic principles, superconducting materials (NbTi, Nb$_3$Sn, ReBCO), wire and cable architectures, and fabrication methods. Compared to copper or permanent magnets, superconducting systems require cryogenics and complex protection schemes but enable superior performance. Core challenges - like flux pinning, magnetization effects, quench behavior, mechanical forces interception, power tests and magnetic measurements - are addressed through examples of magnets from PSI and CERN.

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arXiv ID: 2602.19830
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: physics.acc-ph
Published: 2026-02-23
Fetched: 2026-02-24 04:38

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