Summary
This paper presents a technical feasibility assessment of superconducting magnet systems for the proposed International Muon Collider, a 10 TeV centre-of-mass energy facility. The authors compare competing superconductor materials and magnet coil configurations, examining trade-offs between performance, mechanical design constraints, protection requirements and cooling sustainability. The work informs engineering choices for a facility that would enable frontier particle physics research.
UK applicability
This particle physics infrastructure study has limited direct applicability to UK farming systems, soil health or food production. However, it may be relevant to UK participation in international high-energy physics collaborations and associated technology development.
Key measures
Magnet performance limits, bore field strength, electromagnetic stress, AC magnetisation losses, cooling system sustainability, quench protection capability, material costs
Outcomes reported
The study evaluated technical challenges and design options for superconducting magnets in a proposed 10 km muon collider facility, comparing low-temperature superconductor (Nb-Ti, Nb₃Sn) and high-temperature superconductor (ReBCO) materials across cost, mechanical feasibility, quench protection and cooling sustainability. Preliminary designs of arc dipoles in cosθ coil and block coil configurations were assessed for achievable bore field strength, electromagnetic stress and AC losses.
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