Advancements in Magnetic Measurement Equipment for LHC Facilities

1. Magnetic measurement equipment in the LHC era L Bottura, M Buzio, J Garcia Perez (AT/MTM) Contents • Future requirements for magnetic measurements • Today’s instruments • Baseline scenario • Further developments • FAME • ADC/DSP Integrators • Fixed coils • NMR • SSW • Universal mole

2. 1. Future requirements for magnetic measurements I) Machine Operation & Magnet Maintenance • Qualify spares/faulty/repaired magnets to be installed in the machine (e.g. inner triplets to be replaced due to irradiation, quenching magnets, etc…), with the same methods/criteria as used today for acceptance.Experience from other superconducting accelerators: up to 0.1 % of magnets to be re-measured each year. • Characterizeoff-line in full detail selected representative LHC magnets to support commissioning and improve operation quality (see Jean-Pierre’s talk): • Refine existing dynamic effect models (FIDEL), by widening exploration of the relevant parameter space • Measure history-dependent harmonic effects due to untested variations of machine cycle or new operation modes • Carry out special investigations deemed of “2nd order” and left out during series tests, e.g.: change of shape due to thermal contractions or Lorentz forces, long-term electrical, power and magnetic stability, non-linear cross-talk between adjacent magnets, fringe field effects, magnetic effects of cryostat and other materials, etc… • Answer any unforeseen question raised during commissioning • Improve the characterization of resistive magnets of the injector chain (hysteresis effects, fringe fields, etc …) (see Gianluigi’s and Juan’s talks)

3. 1. Future requirements for magnetic measurements II) Additional objectives • Characterize and qualify models, prototype and series magnets for foreseeable LHC upgrades and future accelerators: • fast pulsed SC magnets for PS/SPS upgrades (up to 6T/s) • IR quads for luminosity upgrade (large aperture, high field) • Nb3Sn dipoles and quadrupoles for LHC energy upgrade • narrow-aperture magnets for linear colliders (?) • All foreseeable future activities involve high magnetic field/superconductivity  establish CERN-wide reference infrastructure to measure magnets & materials avoid duplication and merge efforts with other communities involved with magnetic measurements at CERN: experiments, special magnets, SC cables … • Maintain collaboration with other projects (e.g. GSI, CARE, LARP, CNAO etc) the capability to carry out magnetic measurements with today’s instruments, at a reduced rate, is vital for the commissioning and long-term maintenance of LHCadditional improvements are needed to survive in the long term with staff cuts, to adapt to future demands and to keep CERN at the forefront of magnet technology

4. Today’s Instruments for LHC Magnets

5. Baseline “minimum” scenario: short-term maintenance of LHC magnets

6. Further developments the “minimum” scenario cannot guarantee to fulfill all needs in the medium- and long-term • Rationale for the following proposals: • Improve long-term reliability and maintainability of essential instruments, despite the inevitable obsolescence of HW&SW + loss of support personnel • Enhance measurement capabilities (accuracy, speed) of LHC-related measurements • Adapt to advanced requirements for next-generation magnets • General guidelines:- standardization of hardware and software wherever possible • simplification via elimination of redundant systems • exploit synergies between overlapping requirements

7. FAME (FAst MEasurement system) New integrated system for fast off-line measurement of strength and harmonics of main dipoles and quadrupoles- aimed at precise determination of ramp and dynamic effects- use different instruments in parallel to cover optimally different needs at different times during an LHC cycle- future integration into real-time LHC control system (?) long rotating coil shaftsintegral of all harmonics,one aperture fixed coilslocal B1/B2 during ramps(to be extrapolated) NMR probe(B1 calibration at the center of the magnet, to be extrapolated) Hall probelocal B3/B5 during snapback(to be extrapolated)

8. FAME: Integrators • Harmonic-coil magnetic measurements at CERN and in the industries (Long shaft systems in SM18, Bloc4 systems, DIMM, QIMM, IPT Moles, PDI for field advance) use today a common 15 years old HW and SW infrastructure which is limited in acquisition speed and accuracy: • VFC-based integrators on a VME bus (design adapted later by Metrolab) • MMP software by AB/CO • The FAME system, being developed in collaboration with Universities of Florida and of Sannio (IT), will include: • Continuously rotating coils with signals passed through slip-rings • State-of-the-art DSP integrators on a PXI bus, based on a 18-bit, 800 kHz ADC, expected to improve resolution by two orders of magnitude at short integration times (theoretical limit: 1 Vs @ 2 s) • Advanced analysis algorithms for fast harmonic measurements in changing field • The new integrators will replace the DAQ in all the above systems + form the basis of all new developments for rotating and fixed coil systems. The adoption of more modern HW and SW shall guarantee continuity and maintainability throughout the LHC lifespan. • status: 2nd prototype card being tested, firmware being finalized. First measurement tests in a dedicated bench foreseen in June. Final prototype with DSP expected this summer. (see Juan’s seminar on 19 April)

9. FAME: fixed–coil system • Fixed coils guarantee the best precision of B1 and B2 measurements in a changing field • System initially focused on LHC ramp measurements (up to 0.035 T/s), should be dimensioned to be compatible in future with measurements of pulsed superconducting magnets up to 4-6 T/s. (possible additional synergy with kicker magnet community ?) • Possible integration of the new acquisition electronics with existing fixed-coil system used for warm magnets. • Status: pending, waiting for integrator.

10. FAME: NMR probes • NMR sensors are the only way to obtain ppm accuracy on B1 during steady-state phases at injection and flat-top • Additional R&D is required to use commercial systems in the not-so-uniform field of LHC dipoles, including e.g.: • quadrupole and sextupole compensation coil systems • methods and algorithms to lock in the resonance signal (non-uniformities cause the spectrum to spread) • very small-volume probes • The result of NMR measurement can be used to cross-calibrate on-line measurements obtained with other sensors • Possible integration in a real-time B-train like system • status:basic R&D to be carried out to judge feasibility, topic well adapted to external collaboration.

11. SSW • The system, which is our reference for BdL, GdL, magnetic axis and field direction, works well today but support from FERMILAB (i.e. Joe Di Marco) is essential to work reliably (e.g. understand fully the nature of system errors, repair or circumvent faults and bugs, upgrade to new operating systems or network protocols, etc…) • Support is provided on a more or less voluntary basis and is not guaranteed at all, we need to assimilate the system if we don’t want to lose it. • Essential action: take control of the software, e.g. port or rewrite existing operation and analysis code under a CERN supported platform. • Other desirable improvements : • User-friendly software interface, with on-line system and measurement validation • Hardware improvements: easier wire fixation system, optical readout of wire position to avoid calibration problems • New working modes: vibrating and pulsed wire technique (high accuracy axis finding) • Possible SW/HW integration with existing Single and Double Stretched Wire Systems used for warm magnets • status: best suitable new HW and SW platforms must be investigated

12. Universal Mole • Eliminate the zoo of different moles in use today - maintenance and repair will become impossible in the long term as staff members and expertise are lost • Incorporate extensive operation experience gained with IPT, AC moles, DIMM, QIMM and Polarity Checker to synthesize “universal” instrument for warm & cold field strength, polarity, harmonics, axis and direction. • Hardware may be based on: • Piezoelectric ultrasonic stepping motor compatible with high fields, provides quasi-continuous or stepwise coil rotation • Continuously rotating coils + slip ring to avoid cable-related problems and allow high rotation speeds • FAME integrator for high speed harmonic measurement • Synchronous detection for high-sensitivity AC measurement (useful at room temperature, or at cryogenic temperature when high current cannot be injected through main leads) • Optical encoder to provide angular reference during harmonic measurement and closed-loop precise positioning during AC measurements. • Wyler tilt sensor for horizon reference (tested to be compatible with high fields, off-line calibration correction may be necessary at high fields) • Retro-reflector target for LEICA tracking • On-board Hall sensor to cross-check strength and polarity of coil signal. • status: just an idea for now …