New superconducting toroidal magnet system for iaxo, the international axion observatory

I. Shilon, A. Dudarev, H. Silva, U. Wagner, H. H.J. Ten Kate

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Abstract

Axions are hypothetical particles that were postulated to solve one of the puzzles arising in the standard model of particle physics, namely the strong CP (Charge conjugation and Parity) problem. The new International AXion Observatory (IAXO) will incorporate the most promising solar axions detector to date, which is designed to enhance the sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling by one order of magnitude beyond the limits of the current state-of-the-art detector, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). The IAXO detector relies on a high-magnetic field distributed over a very large volume to convert solar axions into X-ray photons. Inspired by the successful realization of the ATLAS barrel and end-cap toroids, a very large superconducting toroid is currently designed at CERN to provide the required magnetic field. This toroid will comprise eight, one meter wide and twenty one meter long, racetrack coils. The system is sized 5.2 m in diameter and 25 m in length. Its peak magnetic field is 5.4 T with a stored energy of 500 MJ. The magnetic field optimization process to arrive at maximum detector yield is described. In addition, materials selection and their structure and sizing has been determined by force and stress calculations. Thermal loads are estimated to size the necessary cryogenic power and the concept of a forced flow supercritical helium based cryogenic system is given. A quench simulation confirmed the quench protection scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Cryogenic Engineering - Transactions of the Cryogenic Engineering Conference - CEC, Volume 59
EditorsSusan Breon, Jennifer Marquardt, Thomas Peterson, Michael DiPirro, John Pfotenhauer, Jonathan Demko, James Fesmire, Arkadiy Klebaner, Sidney Yuan, Al Zeller, Peter Kittel, Gregory Nellis, Mark Zagarola
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages1559-1566
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780735412019
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 Joint Cryogenic Engineering and International Cryogenic Materials Conferences, CEC/ICMC 2013 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 201321 Jun 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1573
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference2013 Joint Cryogenic Engineering and International Cryogenic Materials Conferences, CEC/ICMC 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period17/06/1321/06/13

Keywords

  • Axions
  • Particle detectors
  • Superconducting magnets
  • Toroids

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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