128 April 2008
Spectrometer SolenoidFabrication Update
MICO Meeting19 May 2008
S. Virostek, M. ZismanLBNL
228 April 2008
Magnet #1 Completion Schedule
• End plate errors corrected and end-plate welding completed
• Magnet “tower” components installed and insulated with MLI
• Tower will be vacuum sealed today and made ready for pumpdown
• Pumping will take a few days, followed by detailed leak check
• Barring vacuum problems, magnet cool down will commence Starting May 24 using LN2 and LHe
• Week of June 2: magnet filling w/LHe, energizing and magnetic testing
• Lost about 1 week due to end-plate glitch
• Instrumentation and power cables being prepared by next week; Wang will provide connectors for instrumentation used at Fermilab and RAL
328 April 2008
Cryocooler Testing, FNAL Testing Prep
• Still under way
• Currently working on shipping arrangements to FNAL
• Still have to decide if the magnet will be shipped cold
- If shipped warm, need to decide if under vacuum or not
- Shipping cold is the current preference