The HTS bulk undulator project recently achieved the specifications for the magnetic field strength of its 10 mm period and 4.0 mm diameter aperture hard x-ray undulator. Designed for the new microscopy…
As one of the first CHART projects, MagDev at PSI designed and built a canted-cosine theta (CCT) demonstrator magnet, wound from Nb3Sn conductor. Lasting from February 2017 to October 2019,…
Fig. 1: Stack of four 12-mm wide pancake windings, prepared for mounting in the cryogen-free test station. This coil produced 18.2 T. Fig. 2: Stack of two pancake windings mounted…
FCC-ee High-Temperature-Superconducting Short Straight Section (FCCee HTS4) The project shall study, up to the test of a 1-m-long prototype module, the possibility of replacing the normal-conducting short straight sections (SSS)…
The CHART2 MagDev1 project underwent an international technical review of results and future plans on December 13-14, 2021. We cite from the review close-out report (available here): "The committee was…
The Swiss Confederation Councilor Guy Parmelin visited the magnet facility at CERN on 5th November 2021. During his visit Bernhard Auchmann, representing the CHART Collaboration, presented the CHART magnet development…
Tokamak Energy is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Collaboration and License Agreement with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) for the use of Tokamak Energy’s proprietary non-insulated…
Design and critical item test program for FCC-ee Injector (FCC-ee Injector Design and Test Stand at PSI) (FCC-ee Injector)As part of the international FCC-ee study the electron and positron linear…
Additive Manufacturing for Structural Components in Superconducting Coils (MagAM)Nb3Sn-based coils of superconducting accelerator magnets are impregnated together with their structural components (wedges, endspacers, winding formers, etc.). The adhesion between the…
Superconducting Accelerator Magnet R&D at PSI (MagDev)This project outlines a two-year activity of superconducting-accelerator magnet R&D at PSI, which shall provide the basis for the design and construction of a…