Les installations du SACM
Test facilities for superconducting magnets and large size components
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W-7X test facility | Trials on current intensity, isolating voltage, mechanical stress, pressure drop and temperature for magnets cooled with supercritical helium flow between 4.5 K et 7.6 K. 2 cryostats: 5 m useful...More |
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Schema - Station cryogénique horizontale pour essais magnétiques | Tests of superconducting magnets at temperature between 1.8 K and 4.2 K. Horizontal cryostat: 0.6 m useful diameter and 8 m useful length. 25 W at 1.8 K (450 W at 4.2 K) refrigerator. Electrical...More |
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Vertical test facility | Tests of large scale components at low temperature (in liquid helium or under vacuum). Vertical dewar fitted in a pit. 0.88 m useful diameter. Maximum height under vacuum: 7.9 m with a 7 m thermal...More |
Test facilities under magnetic field
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Cétacé – Cryostat d’essais à température ajustable et champ élevé | Critical current measurements on superconducting samples. Maximum current intensity in sample: 2,000 A. Maximum magnetic field: 17 T. Magnet useful diameter: 64 mm. Useful diameter of the sample...More |
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Christiane | Critical current measurements on superconducting samples at 4.2 K. Maximum current intensity in sample: 3,000 A. Maximum magnetic field: 7 T. Magnet useful diameter: 90 mm. ...More |
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Séjos – Stations d’essais de jonctions supraconductrices | Tests of electrical joints at 4.2 K. Maximum current intensity in sample: 10 kA. Maximum magnetic field: 4.7 T. Magnet useful diameter: 90 mm. Useful diameter of the sample cryostat: 76 mm. A...More |
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RMN magnet 530 | Tests under magnetic field of components such as sensors, gauges, etc. at room temperature. Maximum magnetic field: 2 T. Magnet useful diameter: 510 mm. Horizontal axis. ...More |
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Optimist magnet | Tests under magnetic field of components such as sensors, gauges, etc. at cryogenic temperature. Maximum magnetic field: 8.8 T. Magnet useful diameter: 150 mm. Horizontal axis. ...More |
Test facilities for superconducting cavities and associated components
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Test benches for power couplers | Two facilities for radiofrequency power tests: one 1300 MHz test bench with 1.5 MW peak power in pulsed mode, 1 ms pulse with a 10 Hz frequency ; one 704 MHz-80 kW test bench in continuous mode. RF...More |
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Cryholab – Cryostat horizontal de laboratoire (Dapnia-IN2P3 property) | Tests of superconducting cavities in the same conditions as in an accelerator. Radio frequency power supply: now 700 W; foreseen: 80 kW for continuous input; up to 1 MW for pulsed input. Pumping...More |
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Vertical cryostats CV | Accelerating field and quality factor measurements of superconducting radiofrequency cavities. 2 pumping units: 1 g/s at 13 mbar. 1 RF sources: 200 W cw, 700 MHz at 1500 MHz 1 RF source: 80 W cw,...More |
Characterization facilities
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Residual resistivity ratio (RRR) measurements | RRR measurement samples: 100 mm x 3.5 mm. Cryostat: 0.15-m useful diameter, 0.9-m height. Consumption: 20 l / test. ...More |
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Mecti - Mesure de conductivité thermique des isolants | Cold head allowing measurements on 30-cm long samples in the temperature range from 1.8 K to 60 K with helium and from 80 K to 150 K with nitrogen...More |
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Thermosiphon | Characterization of two-phase flows with measurements of mass-flow, vapour quality, pressure drop and wall temperature along a 1.2-m vertical test section, inserted in a U-shape thermosiphon cooling...More |
Helium refrigerators and liquefiers
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Hélial 4012 Liquefier-Cooler connected to Cryholab | Liquefier production is around 170 or 70 litre/hour with or without nitrogen pre-cooling. A helium compressor 80g/s (1600 m3/h) and an Air Liquide cold box make up the liquefier. Its cooling power is...More |
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CELLO liquefier - refrigerator | Liquefaction: Around 120 l/h. Refrigeration power: Around 400 W at 4.2 K. ...More |
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Hélial 4003 liquefier - refrigerator used with the W-7X test station | Liquefaction: Around 70 l/h. Refrigeration power: Around 200 W at 4.2 K. ...More |
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Hélial 4008 liquefier in the liquefaction station | Liquefaction: Around 70 l/h. Liquid helium delivered during 2009: 175,000 l. ...More |
Laboratoiries and workshops
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Mechanical test laboratory | Measurements at 300 K as well as at cryogenic temperatures - 77 K (liquid nitrogen) and 4.2 K (liquid helium) – of yield properties (stress, strain…) and Young’s modulus for metallic and composite...More |
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Chemistry laboratory and clean-room (Orme des Merisiers) | Chemistry laboratory Surface treatments for superconducting accelerator...More |
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Chemistry laboratory and clean-room (Saclay) | Chemistry laboratory 8 fume hoods for the treatment of samples and cavities, including one closed chemistry cabinet for treating only the internal...More |
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Ultra high vacuum laboratory | The ultra high vacuum laboratory takes charge of the vacuum calculations for accelerators, the research about material desorption and the development in ultra high vacuum techniques and vacuum...More |
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Vacuum techniques workshop | The workshop makes use of the pumping units and leak detectors required by vacuum insulated dewars, and for the tightness tests of cryogenic vessels, tubes and ducts....More |
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Winding machine workshop | In this workshop two winding machines are available: the first one is convenient for winding solenoid magnets up to 2-m outer diameter, the second one is used for small size coils or for wrapping...More |
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Impregnation laboratory | There is provided the technical support for the insulation and impregnation of the superconducting coils designed in the division: impregnations of characterization samples and prototypes, processing...More |
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Mechanical workshop | The mechanical workshop is more a prototype workshop than a production workshop. It is available for urging needs of experiments and in case of modification requirements. It makes available : 5...More |
