17–22 May 2026
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Continuous Operation of Cryogenic Current Comparators at FAIR

WEP6048
20 May 2026, 16:00
2h
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Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC6.T03: Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation Poster session

Speaker

Thomas Sieber (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)

Description

Cryogenic Current Comparators (CCC) are superconducting devices for beam current monitoring, based on azimuthal magnetic field (fT range) measurement with ultrasensitive SQUID magnetometers. They are able to provide a calibrated non-destructive measurement of beam current with a resolution of 10 nA or better, independent from ion species and without tedious calibrations procedure.
We have developed the CCC over the last ten years in an international collaboration with the goal of a highly sensitive and continuous current measurement in the transfer lines and rings at FAIR and CERN machines. Besides the efforts to improve the robustness and current resolution of the device, investigations have been performed on the cryogenic support system, which has to provide stand alone operation in HEBT tunnels without He supply. So far we have achieved standing times in the range of 6 - 9 months after liquid He filling, recently we have demonstrated stand alone He liquefaction from gas bottles within ~ 4 weeks, which would avoid He filling in the tunnels. In this contribution we present the status and results of our current work with focus on the cryogenics aspects.

Footnotes

Work supported by the BMBF under contract No. 05P21SJRB1

Funding Agency

Work supported by the BMBF under contract No. 05P21SJRB1

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Author

Thomas Sieber (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)

Co-authors

Ghanshyambhai Khatri (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Jocelyn Tan (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Marcus Schwickert (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Thomas Stoehlker (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Dr Torsten Koettig (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Volker Tympel (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)

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