Case Studies on Superconducting Magnets for Particle Accelerators

TL;DR

This paper summarizes student-led case studies on superconducting magnet design for particle accelerators, highlighting educational benefits and key insights into material properties and design options.

Contribution

It provides an overview of practical exercises in superconducting magnet design, illustrating their role in education and understanding of accelerator technology.

Findings

Enhanced understanding of superconducting materials and design parameters

Comparison of different magnet design options

Educational value of hands-on case studies

Abstract

During the CERN Accelerator School 'Superconductivity for accelerators', the students were divided into 18 groups, and 6 different exercises (case studies), involving the design and analysis of superconducting magnets and RF cavities, were assigned. The problems covered a broad spectrum of topics, from properties of superconducting materials to operation conditions and general dimensions of components. The work carried out by the students turned out to be an extremely useful opportunity to review the material explained during the lectures, to become familiar with the orders of magnitude of the key parameters, and to understand and compare different design options. We provide in this paper a summary of the activities related to the case studies on superconducting magnets and present the main outcomes.