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Research & Development
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B0 Prototype: R&D and Assembly at CEA - Centre de Saclay
B0 Prototype: Coil Production and Test
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Design
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Toroid Design
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BT Design
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Conductor & Winding
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single strand
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40 strands cable
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aluminium extruded conductor
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opened conductor
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coil winding
(double pancake)
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Coil Casing & Vacuum Vessel
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coil casing
production
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vacuum vessel
production
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Cold Mass Integration (Integration 1)
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filling bladders
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turn-over
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Integration Area Overview
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Cryostat Integration (Integration 2)
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Cooling Lines
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Tie Rod
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Conductor Bending
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Integration Area Overview
10 September 2003
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Thermal Shield Assembly
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Thermal Shield Completed
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Thermal Shield Cooling Lines
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Thermal Shield Cooling Lines
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Thermal Shield Cooling Lines
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Multilayer Superinsulation
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Insertion into Cryostat
1 April 2004
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Insertion into Cryostat
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Cryostat Welding
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Finished Assembly
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Integration Area Overview
16 February 2005
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On-surface Test Station (Building 180)
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Test Station Layout
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Coil under test
August 2004
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Test Station with Coil
September 2004
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B1 at 22 kA
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Underground Installation
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View of cavern with feet
25-Feb-2004
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Descent of the first coil
26-Oct-2004
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Positioning of the first coil
03-Nov-2004
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View of cavern with 2 coils
10-Dec-2004
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View of cavern with 4 coils
11-May-2005
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View of cavern with 6 coils
18-Jul-2005
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View of cavern with 8 coils
23-Sep-2005
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Barrel Toroid Completed
04-Nov-2005
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Commissioning
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Reached 21 kA
Fast Dump at 20.5 kA
09/10-Nov-2006
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The Test Team
10-Nov-2006
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The Champagne
10-Nov-2006
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General
