• G. Lebec, J. Chavanne
  ESRF, Grenoble
• C. Benabderrahmane
  SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette

Cryogenic Permanent Magnet Undulators (CPMU) are currently being developed in some Synchrotron Light Sources. Low Temperature NdFeB Permanent Magnets are used to achieve both a high remanence and a high coercive field. Low temperature magnetization hysteresis curves cannot be obtained by a simple transformation of ambient temperature curves; this requires a specific simulation tool. A Monte-Carlo based Permanent Magnet Simulator has been developed at the ESRF. In this simulator, the magnets can be described as a set of several magnetic grains. The model inputs are physical parameters such as anisotropy constants, easy-axis distribution and coercive field. The orientation of magnetic moments are calculated for each grain according to an analytical model and optimization methods are used for fast computations. Magnetization versus external field curves is calculated in a few seconds. This fits with low temperature NdFeB magnetization measurements. These curves have been efficiently used to obtain Radia material parameters for CPMU design.

• G. Lebec, J. Chavanne, C. Penel, F. Revol
  ESRF, Grenoble
• C.A. Kitegi
  SOLEIL, Gif-sur-Yvette

A cryogenically cooled in-vacuum undulator was installed in the ID6 test beamline of the ESRF in January 2008. This 2 metre long hybrid undulator has a period of 18 mm. The magnetic assembly is based on NdFeB permanent magnets cooled at a temperature close to 150 K . A liquid nitrogen closed loop is used for the cooling of the undulator. This cooling system is well adapted for achieving a uniform temperature along the magnetic assembly. An important part of the study was focused on the heat budget of the undulator under beam in the different filling modes delivered at the ESRF. The impact of the undulator on the ultra high vacuum of the ring was investigated with several warming/cooling cycles. This paper presents the main outcomes from this first experience.