Speaker
Dr
R. Schmidt
Description
For the LHC to provide particle physics with proton-proton collisions
at the centre of mass energy of 14 TeV with a luminosity of 10^34 cm-
2s-1, the machine will operate with high-field dipole magnets using
NbTi superconductors cooled to below the lambda point of helium. In
order to reach design performance, the LHC requires both, the use of
existing technologies pushed to the limits as well as the application
of novel technologies. The construction follows a decade of intensive
R&D and technical validation of major collider sub-systems. The
lecture will focus on the required LHC performance, and on the
implications on the technologies. The consequences of the
unprecedented quantity of energy stored in both magnets and beams
will be discussed. A brief outlook to operation will be given.
Author
Dr
R. Schmidt
