Fundamental science has nurtured superconducting magnet technology for a long time in order to explore the high energy regime. The discovery of the long-awaited Higgs boson at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, based on thousands of powerful superconducting magnets, is maybe the most famous outcome. However, technologies that are only possible due to the invention of large superconducting magnets,...
The presentation provides an overview over the recent developments in the field of accelerators and beamlines for proton, ion and high-energy electron therapy. It describes the rising use of the superconducting technology, in particular to its application to the gantry magnets. The advantages and disadvantages of the superconducting technology use are discussed in regards to both proton and...
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Source accelerators have been studied, improved and refined over many years, but recently a feasibility study was launched to explore ISIS-II, the next generation source for the UK. The aim is to refocus facility upgrades in light of the advent of the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden and new forecast scenarios for neutron and muon provision in Europe.
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The aim of this year’s JAI student project is to prepare a design of the primary electron beam for the electron-Super Proton Synchrotron (eSPS) at CERN. The facility re-enables the SPS as an electron accelerator, and leverages the development invested in the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) technology for its injector and accelerator R&D infrastructure.
The SPS has, in the past, accelerated...
