Cryogenics for applied superconductivity at CERN: Present status and perspectives

by Prof. Laurent Tavian (CERN)

Wednesday 23 Apr 2014, 11:15 → 12:15 Europe/Rome

C. VILLI meeting room (INFN-LNL)

The presentation will encompass the present status and perspectives of cryogenics at CERN. Cryogenics at CERN is largely used in applied superconductivity mainly for accelerators and experiment detectors. The use of cryogenics has started at CERN in the 1960s for cooling high energy physics detectors requiring low temperature technologies to achieve the desired performances. From the 1980s onwards, cryogenics has also been used in CERN accelerators for cooling superconducting accelerating cavities and high field magnets. Today, cryogenics is largely used in the LHC operation for cooling the 27 km magnet ring which requires the largest 1.8 K helium refrigeration and distribution systems in the world as well as its two largest detectors (ATLAS and CMS), which incorporate a variety of cryogenic equipment. In addition, cryogenics is used for cooling specific experiments not related to the LHC complex as well as large cryogenic test facilities.