Tag: Uppsala University
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Cold Powering System transitions into preparation stages for installation following completion of collaboration deliverables
Following the steady progress of productions of the Cold Powering Systems, including the completion of deliverables from SOTON and Uppsala University, preparations are well underway for installation in the underground. Activities for the powering of the HiLumi magnets (Work Package 6A) in 2026 are focused on the assembly and testing of the series Cold Powering…
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Cold Powering System: confidence and validation for future installations, and series production progress
The HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems transfer the current from the power converters, located in the new underground galleries, to the superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC Inner Triplets and Matching Sections, in the LHC tunnel, on either side of Point 1 and Point 5. Eight systems plus two spares of two different types, X for the…
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Progress with series production of DFHX/M by the University of Uppsala and DFX/M by the University of Southampton
The HL-LHC cold powering systems transfer the current from the power converters, located in the new underground galleries, to the superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC inner triplets and matching sections at Point 1 and Point 5. Eight systems plus two spares of each of the two different types – ‘X’ for the inner triplets; ‘M’…
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Update on the HL-LHC Project Status
The project has reached several key milestones since the last newsletter. Among the many achievements, I would like to highlight here the celebrations for the successful validation of the CERN MQXFB quadrupole improvement plan and the successful validation of the first two magnets destined for direct installation in the tunnel (MQXFB03 and MQXFB04), the delivery…
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Start of Series production of DFHX/M by RFR
The HL-LHC Cold Powering Systems transfer the current from the power converters, located in the new underground galleries, to the superconducting magnets of the HL-LHC Inner Triplets and Matching Sections at Point 1 and Point 5. Eight systems of two different types will be installed in the HL-LHC underground as from mid-2027. Each of these…
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Overview of collaboration status
The HL-LHC collaboration office continues to update existing and put in place new agreements. Since the beginning of 2023 we have been busy updating UK Phase 1 agreements allowing for the final invoicing to take place. Many of the planned deliverables were delayed during COVID so several dates for the expected invoices and a few…
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The DFH Cold Boxes produced in a CERN–FREIA/Uppsala University collaboration involving the Swedish RFR industrial company
This collaboration concerns the cryostat devices that will house and connect the HTS REBCO current leads to the MgB2 Superconducting Links powering the HL-LHC magnets. Nine cryostats (4 DFHX for the inner triplets and 5 DFHM for the matching section magnets) are to be manufactured. The fabrication of the cryostats is based on a “build-to-print”…
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Update on the HL-LHC Project Status – Issue 6
Progress since the last collaboration meeting in October 2021 has been impressive and the project passed several key milestones for the project implementation despite the turbulences caused by COVID-19 and the crisis in Ukraine. Among the many achievements, I would like to highlight here the successful endurance test validation of the MQXFA05 triplet quadrupole magnet…
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Overview of collaboration status and situation with Russian in-kind
The HL-LHC Project is entering the series construction phase and therefore most of the collaboration agreements are now focused on the production of final elements that will have their destination in the LHC tunnel and in the set of operational spares. The in-kind contributions account for about 10% of the total project cost, but at…
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Planning of the 2021 Annual Meeting
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions last year, the 2020 annual meeting initially planned to take place in Uppsala had to be postponed and instead the 10th HL-LHC Collaboration Meeting was held in virtual form and limited to plenary sessions. While some uncertainty remains, we are more optimistic this year. We are therefore pleased to announce…