- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
- Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
- Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Renewable energy and sustainable power systems
- Building energy efficiency and sustainability
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Superconductivity in MgB2 and Alloys
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
- Electric Motor Design and Analysis
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Wave and Wind Energy Systems
Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
2014-2024
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
2014-2024
CEA Paris-Saclay
2014-2024
Université Paris-Saclay
2018-2024
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2023
CEA Grenoble
2017-2018
CEA Cadarache
2017-2018
European Organization for Nuclear Research
2016-2017
DSM (Netherlands)
2011-2013
CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay
2006-2008
The ILD detector is proposed for an electron-positron collider with collision centre-of-mass energies from 90~\GeV~to about 1~\TeV. It has been developed over the last 10 years by international team of scientists goal to design and eventually propose a fully integrated detector, primarily International Linear Collider, ILC. In this report fundamental ideas concepts behind are discussed technologies needed realisation reviewed. document starts short review science goals ILC, how can be...
Superconducting machines are promising candidates for direct-drive multimegawatt offshore wind turbines. Here, we designed a 20-MW fully superconducting synchronous turbine generator using magnesium diboride (MgB <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> ) superconductors both rotor and stator windings. MgB <sup xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> tapes operating at 10 K used the windings in order to improve packing...
Abstract ATHENA has been designed as a general purpose detector capable of delivering the full scientific scope Electron-Ion Collider. Careful technology choices provide fine tracking and momentum resolution, high performance electromagnetic hadronic calorimetry, hadron identification over wide kinematic range, near-complete hermeticity. This article describes design its expected in most relevant physics channels. It includes an evaluation choices, technical challenges to realizing R&D...
A Whole Body 11.7 T MRI Magnet is presently being developed at the CEA Saclay for Iseult/Inumac project, a French-German initiative focused on very-high-magnetic-field molecular imaging to improve sensitivity, spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution preclinical and/or clinical MR systems. The magnet will be installed Neurospin center, Saclay, in 2012. This actively shielded system, with stored energy of 338 MJ an inductance 308 H, has external dimensions 5 m diameter 5.2 length. operate...
The MAgnetized Disc and Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) project aims at detecting axion dark matter in the mass range around 100 μeV. Prerequisite for success is a very large dipole (1.35-m warm bore) with high magnetic field up to 10 T. A first conductor design made of Nb–Ti Rutherford cable on conduit hole copper (RCOCC type) was already presented. coolant static bath superfluid helium 1.8 K. Unfortunately, no manufacturer an available production line found take charge insertion/soldering...
One of the challenges in research axion-like particles and ultimately exploration physics beyond standard model is high magnetic field required large volume detectors. For MAgnetized Disk Mirror AXion experiment (MADMAX), a 9 T NbTi block dipole magnet, 5.9 m length with bore diameter 1.35 m, to detect axions masses range 100 <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">μ</i> eV. Such dimensions demanding performances led unconventional...
Large quantities of NbTi-based superconductors have been produced for the 11.75 Tesla whole body magnetic resonance imaging project called Iseult/INUMAC managed by CEA Saclay. The magnet is designed to operate at 1.8 K. Production consisted nearly 65 t (170 km) a large 9.2 mm × 4.9 Rutherford cable-in-channel main coil and 22 (58 9.1 4.2 wire-in-channel shield. These successfully manufactured, inspected, delivered. key technical requirements were dimensional precision, superconducting...
The Iseult project is a French-German initiative focused on very high magnetic-field molecular imaging. includes Whole Body 11.7 T MRI magnet installed at Neurospin, neuroscience research center operating CEA Saclay since November 2006. After 7 years of fabrication Belfort by GE Power (Ex Alstom), the was delivered to in June 2017, its connection with cryoplant and all ancillary equipment completed October 2018. 4 months cooldown another tests, reached nominal field 11.72 without any quench...
The Magnetized Disc and Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) project aims at detecting axion dark matter in the mass range of 100 μeV. To facilitate to photon conversion with detectable rate, a superconducting dipole magnet large bore is needed. MADMAX has generate ∼9 T 1.35-m aperture over ∼1.3 m length. A key challenge for made cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC) operating 1.8 K an indirect bath cooling quench detection. In order validate feasibility, mock-up coil behavior scalable was designed...
The MAgnetized Disc and Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) project aims at detecting axion dark matter in the mass range of 100 μeV. To do so, a dipole detector magnet producing T <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> m is needed. In framework an innovation partnership with Max Planck Institute, CEA Paris-Saclay designed this large-scale 9 1.35-m bore. made cable in-conduit conductor, operating 1.8 K. One main challenges novel...
ASTERICS is an ECR (Electron Cyclotron Resonance) ion source designed by CEA, GANIL and LPSC for the NEWGAIN project in France. The design of Nb-Ti superconducting magnet inspired from two magnets built 28 GHz sources (VENUS FRIB sources) composed a sextupole inside three solenoids to confine plasma. main improvement terms magnetic comes increase plasma chamber radius 71.85 mm 91 aiming at increasing metallic beam yield both 18 GHz. This change leads Lorentz forces, impacting mechanical...
A neuroscience research center with very high field MRI equipments has been opened in November 2006 by the CEA life science division. One of imaging systems will require a 11.75 T magnet 900 mm warm bore. Regarding large aperture and strength, this is real challenge when compared to largest ever built, it being developed within an ambitious R&D program, Iseult, focused on MRI. The conservative design principles are not readily applicable, other concepts taken from energy physics or fusion...
An aggressive low-mass and high-stress design of a very large detector magnet assembly for the Future Circular Collider (FCC-hh), consisting “twin solenoid” two dipoles, is presented. The twin solenoid features concentric solenoids. inner provides 6 T over free bore 12 m length 20 m, enclosing particle trackers electron hadron calorimeters. outer reduces stray field additional bending power high-quality muon tracking. Dipoles are included, providing 10 · in 6-m mean covering forward...
The Grenoble Hybrid magnet is a modular platform using resistive and superconducting technologies to produce various DC high magnetic field flux configurations for the scientific community. They range from 43 T in 34 mm diameter with 24 MW electrical power 9 800 when coil used alone. Thanks ongoing upgrade of installation at LNCMI-Grenoble 30 MW, possibly 36 opportunity increase total well above 45 near future anticipated studied detail. key design parameters will be recalled comprising...
A solenoid mock-up called <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">MA</i> dmax xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">C</i> oil for xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Q</i> uench xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">U</i> nderstanding (MACQU) was designed and tested at CEA Saclay to study the quench propagation in a MAgnetized Disc Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) like conductor, i.e., cable-in-conduit conductor...
To produce a continuous magnetic field of at least 8.5 T in 1.1 m cold bore diameter, the superconducting outsert Grenoble Hybrid magnet is based on novel development Nb-Ti/Cu Rutherford Cable On Conduit Conductor (RCOCC) cooled to 1.8 K by bath superfluid helium pressurized atmospheric pressure. The main results conductor studies and are presented after brief introduction specificity hybrid magnets, namely electromagnetic couplings between resistive coils. Results obtained with short...
As part the Iseult/Inumac project, a French-German initiative focused on very high magnetic-field molecular imaging, Whole Body 11.7 T MRI Magnet currently under development is world's largest to-date. It an actively shielded magnet system, manufactured from NbTi superconductor, with homogeneous field level of 11.75 within 90 cm warm bore. will operate at current 1483 A, in nonpersistent mode, bath superfluid LHe 1.8 K. The stored energy 338 MJ and inductance 308 H. cryostat has external...
A new innovative whole body 11.7 T MRI magnet is currently being manufactured at Belfort as part of the Iseult/Inumac project, a French-German initiative focused on very high magnetic-field molecular imaging. It will be installed in neuroscience research center with other field equipment, operating France CEA Saclay since November 2006. This actively shielded system, from an NbTi superconductor, generate homogeneous level 11.75 within 90-cm warm bore. The design was cross checked and...
A new innovative Whole Body 11.7 T MRI magnet is currently being manufactured at Alstom Belfort as part of the Iseult/Inumac project, a French-German initiative focused on very high magnetic-field molecular imaging. It will be installed in 2015 neuroscience research center with other field equipment, operating France CEA Saclay since November 2006. This actively shielded system, from NbTi superconductor, generate homogeneous level 11.75 within 90 cm warm bore, and operate current 1483 A,...
The R <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> B-Glad superconducting Magnet is a large acceptance dipole, dedicated to the analysis of Reactions with Relativistic Radioactive ions Beams. It takes part in FAIR Project at GSI. As NbTi Rutherford cable was under production, detailed studies mechanical structure (with both simulation and experiment on half-scale mock-up) led revise magnet design abandon grading coils three stages....
The R3B-Glad magnet is part of a large acceptance spectrometer devoted to the physics exotic nuclei, under construction at CEA Saclay (France) for future FAIR facility GSI (Darmstadt, Germany). project in its final phase where cold mass achieved and will be tested 4.6 K nominal current fall 2011. We present results R&D tests programs that were implemented answer some issues raised after technical design review. First, this superconducting dipole cooled down by indirect cooling, 22 tons...
In the framework of project on development an integrated system for production PET tracers based a dry NbTi supraconducting cyclotron called Lotus, CEA and SigmaPhi examine possibility replacing by MgB <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sub> . The aim this work is to develop design tools technologies magnet winding react-and-wind process. To validate work, two prototype magnets have been developed: solenoid 1 T double pancake....
In the framework of NEWGAIN project, which aims to build a second injector with mass charge-state ratio A/q = 7 for SPIRAL2 linear accelerator at GANIL, CEA is developing in collaboration LPSC and GANIL new superconducting 28 GHz ECR Ion Source Magnet named ASTERICS. The magnetic design based on an advanced concept VENUS ion source operating Berkeley FRIB under commisionning MSU. magnet consists sextupole inside three solenoids confine plasma shell-based support structure apply preload...