Design and test of a special magnet for the Mu2e experiment
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Elementi, Luciano
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Ferrite Specification for the Mu2e 300 kHz and 4.4 MHz AC Dipole Magnets
The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab will measure the rate for neutrinoless-conversion of negative muons into electrons with never-before-seen precision. This experiment will use a pulsed 8 GeV proton beam with pulses separated by 1.7 µs. To suppress beam induced backgrounds to this process, a set of dipoles operating at 300 kHz and 4.4 MHz have been developed that will reduce the fraction of out-of-time protons at the level of 1E-10 or less. Selection of magnetic ferrite material for construction must be carefully considered given the high repetition rate and duty cycle that can lead to excess heating in conventional magnetic material. A model of the electromagnetic and thermal properties of candidate ferrite materials has been constructed. Magnetic permeability, inductance, and power loss were measured at the two operating frequencies in toroidal ferrite samples as well as in the ferrites from which prototype magnets were built. Additionally, the outgassing rates of the ferrite material was measured to determine vacuum compatibility. The outcome of this work is a detailed specification of the electrical and mechanical details of the ferrite material required for this application.
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Design and Fabrication of the Mu2e Cryogenic Distribution System
The muon-to-electron conversion (Mu2e) experiment at Fermilab will be used to search for the charged lepton flavor-violating conversion of muons to electrons in the field of an atomic nucleus. The Mu2e experiment is currently in the design and construction stage and is expected to begin operations in 2022. The Mu2e experiment uses four large superconducting solenoid magnets including a Production Solenoid (PS), an Upstream and Downstream Transport Solenoid (TSu and TSd) and a Detector Solenoid (DS). This paper will focus on the cryogenic distribution system for these four solenoid magnets. Liquid helium will be supplied from two re-purposed Tevatron satellite refrigerators. A large cryogenic distribution box (DB) is located in the Mu2e building to distribute the required cryogens to each of the four solenoid magnets. Each solenoid magnet will have a dedicated transfer line and cryogenic feed box (FB). The solenoid magnets each require two liquid helium circuits and two liquid nitrogen circuits. The most unique feature about this cryogenic system is that the assemblies for the start of the superconducting portion of the power leads are mounted in feed boxes that are in the range of 23 m to 31 m away from the solenoid magnets. The cryogenic feed boxes are located remotely to provide protection from radiation damage and high magnetic fields. The power leads are NbTi superconducting cable stabilized with high conductivity aluminum. The 6061-T6 aluminum grade was selected for the transfer line piping so that the piping would thermally contract at the same rate as the power lead. A major concern for this transfer line is that a small helium leak could create an electric discharge arc due to the Paschen effect. This paper includes a description of the design features and testing done to ensure that the power leads are protected from the Paschen effect while still being adequately cooled to liquid helium temperatures.
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Conductor Wrapping Machine
These superconducting cables will help power the Mu2e experiment when it comes online at Fermilab. Mu2e will search for a previously undiscovered process: a muon (mu) converting solely into an electron (e). Observing muon-to-electron conversion will remove a hurdle to understanding why particles in the same category, or family, decay from heavier to lighter, more stable mass states. Physicists have searched for this since the 1940s - and discovering it is central to understanding what physics lies beyond the Standard Model. To learn more about Mu2e, visit https://mu2e.fnal.gov/ and https://www.fnal.gov
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