N. Glamann

Test of Short Mockups for Optimization of Superconducting Undulator Coils

ANKA and Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) collaborate to develop planar superconducting undulators for ANKA and low emittance light sources. We report here on the results of the training and magnetic field measurements on short mockup coils with 15- and 20-mm period length performed in the test facility CASPER I, that have qualified the wire and different winding schemes as promising to be applied to longer undulator coils.

Overview of the superconducting undulator development program at ANKA

Superconducting undulators (SCUs) have the potential to reach higher brilliance and flux with respect to the state of the art permanent magnet insertion devices. ANKA is collaborating with the industrial partner Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) to realize NbTi conduction cooled planar devices for low emittance light sources, and is developing the instrumentation to characterize the magnetic field properties and to measure the beam heat load to a cold bore needed for the cryogenic design of SCUs. We present here: the most recent results obtained within the ANKA-BNG collaboration, the progress achieved in the development of the instrumentation, and the in house studies on the application of high temperature superconducting (HTS) tape to the SCU technology.

Field quality of 1.5 m long conduction cooled superconducting undulator coils with 20 mm period length

The Institute for Beam Physics and Technology (IBPT) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the industrial partner Babcock Noell GmbH (BNG) are collaborating since 2007 on the development of superconducting undulators both for ANKA and low emittance light sources. The first full length device with 15 mm period length has been successfully tested in the ANKA storage ring for one year. The next superconducting undulator has 20 mm period length (SCU20) and is also planned to be installed in the accelerator test facility and synchrotron light source ANKA. The SCU20 1.5 m long coils have been characterized in a conduction cooled horizontal test facility developed at KIT IBPT. Here we present the local magnetic field and field integral measurements, as well as their analysis including the expected photon spectrum.

Characterization of 30-cm-Long Superconducting Undulator Coils With the Magnetic Measurement System CASPER II

The performance of superconducting insertion devices (IDs) in an electron storage ring strongly depends on their magnetic field quality. Therefore, it is essential to characterize the local field distribution and field integrals of the superconducting coils before installation in the final ID cryostat. The synchrotron radiation facility ANKA of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Babcock Noell GmbH are collaborating on an R&D program on superconducting undulators (SCUs), which foresees the design, manufacturing, and characterization of an SCU with a 20-mm-period length (SCU20). Following this program, a magnetic measurement setup for conduction-cooled superconducting coils up to 2-m length (CASPER II) was built and commissioned. The system allows for performing training to maximum coil currents, measurements of the local field quality, and the first and second field integrals as well. In this contribution, we describe the measurement setup and, shortly, the magnet design and focus on the tests and measurement results of a 30-cm-long SCU20 coil package to highlight the potentiality of the test facility.

Performance of a Full Scale Superconducting Undulator with 20 mm Period Length at the KIT Synchrotron

Within the collaborative effort between KIT and Bilfinger Noell GmbH the development of a full scale superconducting undulator with 20 mm period length (SCU20) has been completed. This device addresses the reliability and reproducibility aspects of the manufacturing process, allowing for the status of a commercial product. The conduction cooled 1.5 m long coils were characterized in the KIT horizontal test facility CASPER II and later assembled in the final cryostat. The system was extensively tested in the final configuration before installation in the KIT storage ring KARA (Karlsruhe Research Accelerator) to be the source of the NANO beamline in December 2017. Here we present the performance of the device.