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DOE OSTI2020

Conceptual Design of a Conduction-Cooled Superconducting Undulator

In superconducting undulators (SCUs) that are currently operating at the Advanced Photon Source, the undulator magnets are indirectly cooled with liquid helium penetrating through channels in the magnet cores. The liquid helium is stored in a tank that is cooled by cryocoolers. However, a cryogen-free version of a superconducting undulator in which the undulator magnets are conduction-cooled is also possible, as has been realized in the SCUs developed at ANKA. We are currently working on a conceptual design of a conduction-cooled planar superconducting undulator. The measured load lines of cryocoolers and the measured thermal conductance of various thermal links are used in the thermal analysis. Also, various materials for the undulator magnet cores are being considered. This paper reports the thermal design of a conduction-cooled planar SCU.

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DOE OSTI2018

High performance superconducting undulator

A high performance superconducting undulator magnet is provided. The superconducting undulator magnet includes inset grooves in which magnetic poles are attached. The superconducting undulator magnet also includes clips for use in winding. The superconducting wire is wound such that the each revolution of the wire has a precise position within each of the grooves, the precise position being repeated in each groove. The superconducting undulator magnet provided will have a mechanical precision to preserve uniformity of the magnetic pole width and coil grooves. The undulator system provides uniformity of the undulator gap.

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DOE OSTI2019

Thermal Analysis of a Helical Superconducting Undulator Cryostat

A novel cryocooler-cooled helical superconducting undulator (HSCU) was built and installed in the Advanced Photon Source (APS) storage ring and has been in operation since January 2018. The new cryostat for the HSCU is a major improvement of the cryogenic system used for the existing APS planar superconducting undulators. In both systems, superconducting magnets are cooled independently from the beam chamber by liquid helium (LHe) passing through a channel in the magnet/mold assembly. The original planar undulator cryostat consists of three thermal circuits: the outer shield circuit to cool both the warm part of the magnet current leads and the outer shield, the beam chamber cooling circuit to cool the beam chamber and the inner shield, and the magnet cooling circuit to cool the magnets and the LHe tank. On the other hand, the new system consists of only two thermal circuits: the thermal shield circuit to cool the beam chamber, the shield, and the warm part of the magnet leads; and the magnet cooling circuit to cool the LHe tank and the magnet/mold assembly. An finite element analysis-based thermal model of the new HSCU cryostat was developed while the cryogenic performance of the HSCU was measured in a series of standalone tests as well as after installation in the storage ring. This paper presents a thermal analysis of the new HSCU cryostat and, in particular, a comparison of calculated and measured temperatures as well as the excess cooling capacity of the new cryostat in static and dynamic (beam-induced heating) modes.

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DOE OSTI2017

Thermal Modeling and Cryogenic Design of a Helical Superconducting Undulator Cryostat

A conceptual design for a helical superconducting undulator (HSCU) for the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) has been completed. The device differs sufficiently from the existing APS planar superconducting undulator (SCU) design to warrant development of a new cryostat based on value engineering and lessons learned from the existing planar SCU. Changes include optimization of the existing cryocooler-based refrigeration system and thermal shield as well as cost reduction through the use of standard vacuum hardware. The end result is a design that provides significantly larger 4.2 K refrigeration margin in a smaller package for greater installation flexibility in the APS storage ring. This paper presents ANSYS-based thermal analysis of the cryostat, including estimated static and dynamic

Shiroyanagi, Y.↗
DOE OSTI2016

Overview of the superconducting undulator development program at ANKA

Superconducting undulators (SCUs) have the potential to reach higher brilliance and flux with respect to the state of the art permanent magnet insertion devices. ANKA is collaborating with the industrial partner Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) to realize NbTi conduction cooled planar devices for low emittance light sources, and is developing the instrumentation to characterize the magnetic field properties and to measure the beam heat load to a cold bore needed for the cryogenic design of SCUs. We present here: the most recent results obtained within the ANKA-BNG collaboration, the progress achieved in the development of the instrumentation, and the in house studies on the application of high temperature superconducting (HTS) tape to the SCU technology.

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DOE OSTI2014

Cryogenic performance of a cryocooler-cooled superconducting undulator

A cryocooler-cooled superconducting undulator has been installed and operated with beam at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The device consists of a dual-core 42-pole magnet structure that is cooled to 4.2 K with a system of four cryocoolers operating in a zero-boil-off configuration. This effort represents the culmination of a development program to establish concept feasibility and evaluate cryostat design and cryocooler-based refrigeration. Cryostat performance is described including cool-down/warm-up, steady-state operation, cooling margin, and the impact of beam during operation in the APS storage ring. Plans for future devices with longer magnets, which will incorporate lessons learned from the development program, are also discussed.

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DOE OSTI2022

Design, Fabrication, and Testing of a 1.9 m Long, 16.5 mm Period NbTi Superconducting Undulator for the Advanced Photon Source Upgrade

Superconducting undulator (SCU) technology has been in use at the Advanced Photon Source since 2013. Due to the successful and reliable operation of the existing SCUs, the Advanced Photon Source upgrade project has decided to expand the use of NbTi-based SCUs. The first new magnets to be designed and fabricated are 1.9 m long with a period length of 16.5 mm. NbTi superconductor is used for coil winding and there are four separate coils wound on the mandrel to produce the main undulator field along with end compensation and distributed dipole compensation. The magnetic design, fabrication details, assembly, and testing are described in detail.

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DOE OSTI2018

Advantage and Challenges of $Nb_3Sn$ Superconducting Undulators

Utilization of Nb3Sn superconducting wires offers the possibility to increase undulators’ nominal operation field and temperature margin, but requires overcoming chal-lenges that are described in this paper. The achievable field levels for a Nb3Sn version of superconducting undulators being developed at APS-ANL and the conductor choice are also presented and discussed.

Zlobin, A. V.↗
DOE OSTI2017

High-temperature superconducting undulator magnets

Here, this paper presents test results on a prototype superconducting undulator magnet fabricated using 15% Zr-doped rare-earth barium copper oxide high temperature superconducting (HTS) tapes. On an 11-pole magnet we demonstrate an engineering current density, J e , of more than 2.1 kA mm -2 at 4.2 K, a value that is 40% higher than reached in comparable devices wound with NbTi-wire, which is used in all currently operating superconducting undulators. A novel winding scheme enabling the continuous winding of tape-shaped conductors into the intricate undulator magnets as well as a partial interlayer insulation procedure were essential in reaching this advance in performance. Currently, there are rapid advances in the performance of HTS; therefore, achieving even higher current densities in an undulator structure or/and operating it at temperatures higher than 4.2 K will be possible, which would substantially simplify the cryogenic design and reduce overall costs.

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DOE OSTI2024

Recent progress in high-temperature superconducting undulators

Considerable effort has been devoted to the development of superconducting undulators (SCUs) intended for particle accelerator-based light sources, including synchrotrons and free electron laser (FEL) facilities. Recently, a high-temperature superconducting (HTS) undulator prototype, consisting of staggered-array Re-Ba-Cu-O bulks, achieved an on-axis sinusoidal magnetic field profile with a peak amplitude B$_0$ of 2.1 T and a period length of 10 mm, resulting in a deflection parameter K = 1.96. Such a short period HTS undulator not only enables the generation of higher-energy photons, but also supports the construction of economically feasible and compact FELs with shorter linear accelerators (LINACs). This article provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in the staggered-array bulk HTS undulator as well as other types of HTS undulators. Furthermore, it offers insights into the development of engineering HTS undulator prototypes designed for deployment in synchrotron and free electron laser (FEL) facilities. We conclude by discussing opportunities for and the challenges facing the use of HTS undulators in practical applications.

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DOE OSTI2021

Helical superconducting undulator for 3rd and 4th generation of synchrotron light source and FELs

A helical superconducting undulator includes a cylindrical magnetic core through which a bore hole allows the passage of charged particles. A single superconducting wire wraps the magnetic core guided by helical flights and cylindrical protrusions, to create interleaved helical windings on the magnetic core. An electrical current may be supplied to the superconducting wire to generate a periodic helical magnetic field in the bore. The helical superconducting undulator also includes a strong-back enclosure that acts as an epoxy mold during epoxy impregnation, a structural support to ensure straightness of the undulator after epoxy impregnation, and assists in cooling and thermal control of the magnetic core and superconducting wire during device operation.

Gluskin, Efim↗
DOE OSTI2017

Status of the Development of Superconducting Undulators for Storage Rings and Free Electron Lasers at the Advanced Photon Source

Development of superconducting undulator (SCU) technology continues at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). The experience of building and successful operating the first short-length, 16-mm period length superconducting undulator SCU0 paved the way for a 1-m long, 18-mm period device— SCU18-1— which has been in operation since May 2015. The APS SCU team has also built and tested a 1.5-m long, 21-mm period length undulator as a part of the LCLS SCU R&D program, aimed at demonstration of SCU technology availability for free electron lasers. This undulator successfully achieved all the requirements including a phase error of 5° RMS. Our team has recently completed one more 1-m long, 18-mm period length undulator— SCU18-2— that is replacing the SCU0. We are also working on a helical SCU for the APS. The status of these projects will be presented.

Ivanyushenkov, Y.↗
DOE OSTI2014

Fabrication and assembly of a superconducting undulator for the advanced photon source

A prototype superconducting undulator magnet (SCU0) has been built at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) of Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and has successfully completed both cryogenic performance and magnetic measurement test programs. The SCU0 closed loop, zero-boil-off cryogenic system incorporates high temperature superconducting (HTS) current leads, cryocoolers, a LHe reservoir supplying dual magnetic cores, and an integrated cooled beam chamber. This system presented numerous challenges in the design, fabrication, and assembly of the device. Aspects of this R and D relating to both the cryogenic and overall assembly of the device are presented here. The SCU0 magnet has been installed in the APS storage ring.

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DOE OSTI2017

Progress on the Magnetic Performance of Planar Superconducting Undulators

One of the primary goals of the superconducting undulator (SCU) program at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) is to achieve a high quality undulator magnetic field without the need for magnetic shimming to tune the device. Over the course of two years, two SCUs were designed, manufactured, assembled, and tested at the APS. Both SCUs were one meter in length with a period of 1.8 cm. After magnetic measurements of the first undulator were completed, several design changes were made in order to improve the quality of the undulator magnetic field. The design modifications were implemented during construction and assembly of the second SCU. The details of the design modifications along with a comparison of the magnetic measurement results will be described.

Kasa, M.↗
DOE OSTI2016

Design and test of a short mockup magnet for the superconducting undulator at the SSRF

A superconducting planar undulator is under development at the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) to provide the SSRF users with higher photon fluxes at higher photon energies. A 5-period magnet was designed and built for feasibility study. The short mockup magnet is composed of NbTi/Cu winding and low carbon steel former and was tested in a vertical cryocooler-cooled cryostat. The nominal current of 387 A was reached after 2 quenches and the maximum current of 433.2 A was achieved. The magnetic field profile was measured and a peak field of 0.93 T was obtained when stably operating at 400 A.

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DOE OSTI2017

Simulation Study of the Helical Superconducting Undulator Installation at the Advanced Photon Source

A helical superconducting undulator is planned for installation at the APS. Such an installation would be first of its kind – helical devices were never installed in synchrotron light sources before. Due to its reduced horizontal aperture, a lattice modification is required to accommodate for large horizontal oscillations during injection. We describe the lattice change details and show the new lattice experimental test results. To understand the effect of the undulator on single-particle dynamics, first, its kick maps were computed using different methods. We have found that often-used Elleaume formula* for kick maps gives wrong results for this undulator. We then used the kick maps obtained by other methods to simulate the effect of the undulator on injection and lifetime.

Sajaev, V.↗
DOE OSTI2022

Design, Construction, and Testing of 0.5-m, 18-mm Period Nb 3 Sn Superconducting Undulator Magnets

We report design and fabrication of a new Nb 3 Sn-based superconducting undulator (SCU) are underway at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) of Argonne National Laboratory in collaboration with Fermilab and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. To develop a robust and reliable fabrication process, the magnet development consists of several steps. First, magnetic and mechanical simulations were performed to optimize the magnet design; then, the design matured further by fabricating and testing a series of very short prototypes, ~8 cm long with a period length of 18 mm. These short prototype studies were previously reported. Second, the design was scaled to an intermediate length of ~0.5 m. These two steps led to the final design of ~1.1–m-long magnets, which are currently being fabricated. The quench behavior of each 0.5-m-long undulator magnet, as well as undulator assemblies from these magnets, was studied. The first SCU magnet assembly did not meet the design specifications due to the breakdown of the insulation. With an improved design and fabrication process based on lessons learned, the second SCU assembly achieved the design undulator field of 1.2 T. The design was further optimized, and the third set of magnets was fabricated and successfully tested.

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