Category: Issue 03
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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…
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Report on the CD2 DOE Review
The US HL-LHC AUP effort successfully defended its plans to DOE in December 2018, and was baselined in February 2019. This major step, called Critical Decision -2 approval (CD-2), provides the funding agency approval of the total estimated Project cost and yearly funding profile to meet the goal of the US contribution to HL-LHC. Two…