# Presentation: 335856

## DOE Review of FNAL Superconducting Magnet Program

**Welcome !**
**Introduction**
**HEPAP long range Plan for HEP**
**Recommendations from April Internal Review**
**Agenda **
**Logistics**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Introduction

**Fermilab is a single purpose Laboratory whose mission is High Energy Physics research.**** **
**Superconducting Magnet Technology is one of the**** ****enabling technologies**** ****required by FNAL to build and maintain the accelerators necessary to accomplish this Mission. **
**At FNAL, the Superconducting Magnet R&D program is located in the Technical  Division.**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Introduction

**The**** ****Mission**** ****of the Technical Division at FNAL includes “**** ****The development, design, fabrication or procurement, and testing of accelerator and detector components.****’’**
**The Superconducting Magnet R&D Program in the Technical Division is intended to serve both the Division’s laboratory mission AND to serve the overall national long-range high energy physics plan (as outlined by HEPAP).**

- A. Zlobin

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## HEPAP Long Range Plan(Jan 2002 HEPAP Subpanel Report)

- 1st Priority: Exploit existing HEP facilities
- For FNAL TD = support Tevatron Collider for Run II
- SC magnet repairs + specialty magnets if required
- Next: Support US participation in the LHC
- Now: = production of the 1st Generation IR quads.
**This is in progress.  (tour)**
- 1st generation quads are known to have limited lifetime due to radiation damage. (approx 6-7 yrs at full  )
- Long lead times  must start soon on 2nd generation IR quads
**more radiation hard, higher instantaneous ********.    **
- Developing these quads becomes an important part of our long range magnet R&D Plan

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## HEPAP Long Range Plan

- VLHC
- “Beyond the linear collider, a Very Large Hadron Collider(VLHC) is an important long-range objective for our field. ”
- The 1998 HEPAP Sub panel recommended”an expanded program of R&D on cost reduction, enabling technologies, and accelerator physics issues for VLHC.”
- “Detailed specifications for the VLHC must wait for physics discoveries at the LHC.”
**eg high field vs low field staging options**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## HEPAP Long Range PlanJan 2002 HEPAP Subpanel Report

- “...since a VLHC is so central to the long-term goals of our field, we strongly support R&D toward such a machine.”
-  Funding continue at ~ the same level
- “...take a long-term perspective toward developing new technologies and techniques relevant to such a machine. ”

- A. Zlobin

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## Recent Internal Review

**As a New Division head and in preparation for this review I requested an internal review of the Technical Divisions Superconducting magnet program. This review took place on April 25-26, 2002.**
**Excellent Committee: J. Peoples (Chairman), S. Gourlay (LBNL), J. Strait (FNAL), S. Van Sciver (NHMFL), and P. Wanderer (BNL)**
**A copy of their draft report has been included in your handouts.**
**I will review briefly their findings and recommendations.**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Findings and Recommendations from April Internal Review

**Tevatron Maintenance and Spares**
**Maintenance and spares program for Tevatron is effective**
**Should do a more systematic assessment of the value of various Tevatron improvements like HTS leads and re-coolers for spool pieces**
**Should complete ongoing spares and vulnerability assessment in collaboration with Beams Division**
**LHC Program**
**Positive about Fermilab Technical Divisions role in LHC IR Quad development and production**
**Appropriate to begin R&D for 2****nd**** generation IR quads at this time because of long lead times for this development**
**Collaboration with LBNL, BNL was working well and should continue for 2****nd**** Generation IR quad program**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Findings and Recommendations from April Internal Review

**High Field Magnet R&D**
**Committee was generally positive about overall progress on Nb3Sn technology, design studies, cos ******** dipole program, common coil approach to dipoles, racetrack coils for fast turn around, etc. **
**“****47 contributions to conference proceedings and papers is and impressive output for just two and a half years”... but:**
**“****Fermilab Program has not benefited as much as it could from experience and current work of other magnet programs, in particular those of LBNL and BNL” **
**Materials R&D and testing facilities**
**Generally positive comments, “superb infrastructure”**
**“****Development of Nb3Sn wire is a challenging and essential objective..”  but:**
**Effort should be more closely integrated with the national program managed by the DOE office of Science**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Findings and Recommendations from April Internal Review

**Management and scope**
**Magnet program in Tech Div has been “effective”**
**Responsive to HEPAP recommendations**
**“****Size and organization in TD is well adapted for the needs of Fermilab and the national super conducting magnet program” **
**Recommended that FNAL continue to support the Tevatron, High Field,  and materials programs at the current level**
**Recommended that FNAL commit to be a major participant in the LHC 2****nd**** generation IR development**
**Improve communications with other labs via mini-workshops**
**Conduct reviews of model magnets (with advice from other labs)**
**Division head should appoint an advisory committee**
**We clearly are interested in the recommendations from this review as well, but already we have begun planning for changes as a result of this internal review****	**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## Response to Internal Review Recommendations

**The head of the Technical Division ( ie me ) will appoint an Superconducting Magnet Advisory Committee (SMAC) to monitor and evaluate progress on superconducting magnet technology in the Technical Division and provide advice to the Division Head.**
**Representation also from LBNL, BNL, and perhaps NHMFL will help improve lab-to-lab communications**
**Conduct design reviews of model magnets before construction**
**Improve communications and information flow with other labs**
**We will seek closer collaboration with the other labs on common issues. (eg splices ******** work more closely with LBNL)**
**We will plan to host one or more mini-workshops each year at FNAL on accelerator magnet technology.**
**Plan to set up regular meetings with other labs both as part of the LHC 2****nd**** generation quad effort and to use these meetings to exchange technology information of a more general nature.**
**Again, we welcome your comments and recommendations****	**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98

## AGENDA

**AGENDA**

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## Logistics

**Lunch will be provided ...  here**
**Dinner tonight at TriBellas at 7 PM... map will be provided**
**PC’s needed for report writing ? Printers ?      John Konc**
**Secretarial or travel assistance ?                  Margie Bruce**
**Thanks again for helping with this review !**

- A. Zlobin

- 2/24/98