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The Geometry of the LHC Main Dipole
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- E.Y. Wildner, J. Beauquis, G. Gubello, M. La China, W. Scandale
CERN, Geneva
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The 15 m long main dipole of the Large Hadron Collider has a curvature following the beam trajectory with the aim to minimize the necessary coil aperture. To avoid feed-down effects and mechanical aperture restrictions strong constraints have to be imposed on the construction of the magnet in terms of tolerances and stability of the cold mass during transport, cryostating, cold tests and installation in the LHC tunnel. In this paper we show the behaviour of the shape of the magnet using available measurements taken at different stages of construction and assembly. In particular we discuss the evolution of the sagitta and the positioning of the corrector magnets that are used to compensate the multipole field errors. We propose alignment procedures to be used in case magnets are out of tolerance after transport and cold tests. The twist of the magnet and its relation to the field angle will also be discussed.
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