Author: Giorgio Apollinari (FNAL)
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Advancements in MQXFA program and endurance test
In May 2022, the HL-LHC AUP project successfully completed an endurance test on an individual magnet (MQXFA05) in vertical position. This step, foreseen for the final cold mass assembly in horizontal position, was anticipated to this intermediate assembly stage to gather more information on the long term behavior of Nb3Sn magnets. The test involved completing…
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Report on the CD2 DOE Review
The US HL-LHC AUP effort successfully defended its plans to DOE in December 2018, and was baselined in February 2019. This major step, called Critical Decision -2 approval (CD-2), provides the funding agency approval of the total estimated Project cost and yearly funding profile to meet the goal of the US contribution to HL-LHC. Two…