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The HL-LHC project is a major upgrade of CERN’s LHC, aiming to enhance the collider’s integrated luminosity by a factor ten within ten operational years. Endorsed as top priority for the European Strategy for Particle Physics in 2013, the project was formally approved by CERN’s Council in 2015.
To achieve its performance goal, HL-LHC relies on several technology drivers. Among the new magnets for the interaction regions, the superferric – named so, because they combine superconducting NbTi coils with iron pole pieces to enhance the magnetic field near the aperture – high-order mode correctors are key in ensuring beam quality and stability, correcting field errors and compensating non-linearities in the magnet lattice. These magnets were the object of a collaboration between CERN and INFN-LASA Milan, first joint project to deliver its full scope to HL-LHC. INFN-LASA was tasked with design, prototyping, and industrialization. Key to the delivery of 54 correctors by 2023 was the early initiation via the INFN MAGIX project, followed by two agreements for prototyping and series production. The collaboration spanned over a decade and benefited from the early involvement of the industrial partner SAES-RIAL.
The paper reviews the collaboration, detailing cost structure, schedule adherence, and industrialization process. Focus is on key factors that contributed to the success of the collaboration and lessons applicable to large-scale partnerships for future accelerator projects.
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