Advancing Superconducting Magnet Diagnostics for Future Colliders

TL;DR

This paper discusses the importance of advanced diagnostics in superconducting magnets to improve performance and reliability for future high-field collider applications, emphasizing development needs and research directions.

Contribution

It summarizes diagnostics development needs and outlines key research directions for next-generation superconducting magnet development.

Findings

Identification of critical diagnostic development needs

Proposed research directions for magnet diagnostics

Enhanced understanding of magnet performance factors

Abstract

Future colliders will operate at increasingly high magnetic fields pushing limits of electromagnetic and mechanical stress on the conductor [1]. Understanding factors affecting superconducting (SC) magnet performance in challenging conditions of high mechanical stress and cryogenic temperatures is only possible with the use of advanced magnet diagnostics. Diagnostics provide a unique observation window into mechanical and electromagnetic processes associated with magnet operation, and give essential feedback to magnet design, simulations and material research activities. Development of novel diagnostic capabilities is therefore an integral part of next-generation magnet development. In this paper, we summarize diagnostics development needs from a prospective of the US Magnet Development Program (MDP), and define main research directions that could shape this field in the near future.