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11T: Decision to install the collimator package in MB9 and update on the latest prototype test results and test plans
Since Issue 2 of the Newsletter, it was decided to change the installation position of the dispersion suppressor collimators (TCLD) of IR7 from cell 8 to cell 9 in order to provide a much better cleaning in cell 11 for both protons and ions operation. Although this implies a higher power density deposited in the…
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New Crab Cavity positions and cryogenic shuffling module design
In the Optics 1.5 the crab position in the layout has been reviewed in order to take into account the design constraints of the cryogenic distribution line (QXL). In addition, the new approach guarantees the accessibility of the QXL equipment (valves and instrumentation) and provides an identical cryogenic layout able to receive both RFD and…
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Status of magnet test results
The last short model of the Nb3Sn quadrupole was limited below nominal current by one coil: to overcome this issue, the limiting coil shall be replaced magnet and the magnet shall be tested in summer. The results of the test on US prototype has been reported here. The first prototype of the nested corrector MCBXFB…