HTS Dipole Insert Developments

Abstract

Future accelerator magnets will need to reach a magnetic field in the 20 T range. Reaching such a magnetic field is a challenge only reachable using high temperature superconductor (HTS) material. The high current densities and stress levels needed to satisfy the design criterion of such magnets make YBaCuO superconductor the most appropriate candidate especially when produced using the IBAD route. The HFM EUCARD program is aimed at designing and manufacturing a dipole insert made of HTS material generating 6 T inside a Nb <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> Sn dipole of 13 T at 4.2 K. In the HTS insert, engineering current densities higher than 250 MA/m <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> under 19 T are required to reach the performances. The stress level is consequently very high. The insert protection is also a critical issue as HTS shows low quench propagation velocity. The coupling with the Nb <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> Sn dipole makes the problem even more difficult. The magnetic and mechanical designs of the HTS insert will be presented as well as the technological developments underway to realize this compact dipole insert.