Pictures of the G0 Superconducting Magnet System

Collections of photos of G0 SMS components under construction and assembly can be viewed from the links below. Note: if you would rather view these photos with a viewer other than your browser, you can download them from subdirectories at ftp://ftp.npl.uiuc.edu/pub/G0/sms/pictures

• G0 SMS support in the UIUC high bay area - UIUC, October 14, 1997.
  
  
• G0 coil hardware: its testing and fabrication - BWXT, February 1998.
  
  
• Water-jet cutting of octagon ring components - BWXT, January 1998.
  
  
• Coil-winding machinery: the components and the system under test with a wooden mock-up of the G0 bobbin - BWXT, February 1998.
  
  
• The first collimator parts (toaster, lead, aluminum plates, etc.) at UIUC NPL in preparation for assembly - UIUC, June 2 and 4, 1998.
  
  
• Winding the first coil and conductor cross section - BWXT, June 5, 1998.
  
  
• Casting the lead alloy collimator blocks - Vulcan Lead, May, 1998.
  
  
• Casting the lead alloy collimator blocks (with commentary and photos from Bartoszek Engineering) - Vulcan Lead, May, 1998.
  
  
• Assembly of the first collimator in the toaster - UIUC, Mid-June, 1998.
  
  
• Assembly of the first collimator in the toaster (with commentary and photos from Bartoszek Engineering) - UIUC, Mid-June, 1998.
  
  
• The first collimator to be completed as well as other collimator parts and toasters in preparation - UIUC NPL, July 10, 1998.
  
  
• The winding of the first coil with pictures showing the second layer winding - BWXT, July 15, 1998.
  
  
• Paul Brindza's visit to BWXT - BWXT, September 15, 1998.
  
  
• Vacuum test hardware, window boxes at UIUC, and the proposed site for the LN2 tank at UIUC - UIUC NPL, September 16, 1999.
  
  
• LN2 tank installation at UIUC, Vacuum hardware, etc. - UIUC NPL, November 18, 1999.
  
  
• Vacuum and presure tests of 0.020" G0 Exit Windows - UIUC NPL, December 13, 1999.
  
  
• More pictures of vacuum and presure tests of 0.020" G0 Exit Windows thanks to Bartoszek Engineering - UIUC NPL, December 13, 1999.
  
  
• Pictures of parts of the SMS from BWXT during January 2000 thanks to BWXT - BWXT, January 14, 2000.
  
  
• Exit windows after chemical milling from 0.020" to 0.014" - UIUC NPL, February 13, 2000.
  
  
• Beginning of G0 cold mass assembly and cryostat fabrication. - BWXT, March 21, 2000.
  
  
• The magnetic verification gantry at TRIUMF - BWXT, March 23, 2000.
  
  
• A "movie" of one of the tests 0.020" exit window - UIUC NPL, December 13, 1999.
  
  
• Magnetic verification alignment test setup - UIUC, April 12, 2000.
  
  
• G0 cold mass assembly and cryostat - BWXT, April 17, 2000.
  
  
• Inspection of the G0 cryostat vessel - Craft, May 3, 2000.
  
  
• Test fit of LHE dewar at UIUC - UIUC NPL, May 3, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of G0 SMS fabrication in May 2000 at BWXT - BWXT, May 8, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of the cryostat vessel on May 17, 2000 - Craft, May 17, 2000.
  
  
• Preparation of the vessel for factory leak check - Craft, June 5-9, 2000.
  
  
• Cryo-reservoir under fabrication - BWXT, June 12, 2000.
  
  
• Factory leak check of the vacuum vessel - Craft, June 14, 2000.
  
  
• Details of the feet of the Magnetic Verification Gantry - TRIUMF, June 21, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of G0 SMS Fabrication in July '2000 at BWXT - BWXT, July 11, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of G0 SMS Vessel and Cold Mass in late July '2000 at BWXT - BWXT, July 28, 2000.
  
  
• Optical verification target insertion - BWXT, August 3-4, 2000.
  
  
• SMS components at BWXT - BWXT, August 10-18, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures at UIUC of the magnetic verification gantry - UIUC, August 18, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of the August NPL Flood - UIUC, August 23, 2000.
  
  
• SMS components at BWXT - BWXT, September 7 and 22, 2000.
  
  
• Activity in the NPL high bay - UIUC, September 25, 2000.
  
  
• Progress at BWXT - BWXT, September 28, 2000.
  
  
• Calibration and testing of the Gantry - UIUC, October 9-10, 2000.
  
  
• Progress at BWXT - BWXT, October 4-10, 2000.
  
  
• Up-ending the G0 SMS magnet - BWXT, October 11, 2000.
  
  
• Cold optical verification of the G0 SMS magnet - BWXT, October 15-25, 2000.
  
  
• Pictures of the entry to the "barn" at UIUC - UIUC, October 26, 2000.
  
  
• Parts of the laser alignment system at UIUC - UIUC, November 2, 2000.
  
  
• What the magnet will see on its trip to UIUC - November 4-5, 2000.
  
  
• Warm optical verification - BWXT, November 6, 2000.
  
  
• Arrival of the Flexible Transfer Line - UIUC, November 13, 2000.
  
  
• Details of the Gantry and Laser Alignment System - UIUC, December 11, 2000.
  
  
• Arrival Magnet Truck #1 at UIUC - UIUC, December 12, 2000.
  
  
• Work on the SMS at UIUC in January - UIUC, January 7-21, 2001.
  
  
• Cryostat weld removal at UIUC - UIUC, January 29, 2001.
  
  
• Preparations in February - UIUC, February 14, 2001.
  
  
• The gantry (a report from Scott Teige of IU and Hall D) - UIUC, February 21, 2001.
  
  
• Transfer line and control system installation and gantry improvements - UIUC, February 23-26, 2001.
  
  
• Gantry improvements - UIUC, March 7, 2001.
  
  
• Transfer line presure check - UIUC, March 9-11, 2001.
  
  
• JT Valve Holddown Nut - JLab, March 14, 2001.
  
  
• The stairway and work on cryo connections - UIUC, March 20-23, 2001.
  
  
• Planned exhaust plumbing (before welding) - UIUC, April 2, 2001.
  
  
• Vessel relief screen inspection - UIUC, May 30, 2001.
  
  
• Vessel pressure test - UIUC, May 30, 2001.
  
  The following are still UNDER CONSTRUCTION. They will be updated soon.
  
  
  
• Upstream Head Removal - UIUC, January 2, 2002.
  
  
• First View of Plumbing - UIUC, January 2, 2002.
  
  
• UIUC January 4, 2002 - UIUC, January 4, 2002.
  
  
• UIUC January 8, 2002 - UIUC, January 8, 2002.
  
  
• UIUC January 9, 2002 - UIUC, January 9, 2002.
  
  
• Downstream Head Removal - UIUC, January 10, 2002.
  
  
• The Patient - UIUC, January 15, 2002.
  
  
• Andy's Shearpin - UIUC, January 21, 2002.
  
  
• UIUC January 22, 2002 - UIUC, January 22, 2002.
  
  
• Ten Dewar Test - UIUC, January 24, 2002.
  
  
• Shearpin - UIUC, January 25, 2002.
  
  
• FCL being taken out - UIUC, February 12, 2002.
  
  
• Pie MLI - UIUC, February 18, 2002.
  
  
• Power supply connectors - UIUC, March 1, 2002.
  
  
• Trans. MLI 1st Ten - UIUC, March 3, 2002.
  
  
• Trans. MLI - UIUC, March 4, 2002.
  
  
• Trans. MLI 2nd Ten - UIUC, March 4, 2002.
  
  
• Trans. MLI Interference - UIUC, March 4, 2002.
  
  
• Clamps - UIUC, March 5, 2002.
  
  
• Power Supply being shipped out - UIUC, March 7, 2002.
  
  
• Weighing the magnet - UIUC, March 7, 2002.
  
  
• Conductor Clamps - UIUC, March 8, 2002.
  
  
• Cernox sensors - UIUC, March 8, 2002.
  
  
• Transition Lead Voltage Taps - UIUC, March 12, 2002.
  
  
• Magnet Shipping form UIUC to JLab - UIUC, March 19, 2002.
  
  
• Magnet Arrival and Installation at JLab - JLab, March 25-28, 2002.
  
  
• Re-assembly of the Magnet at JLab - JLab, April 1-13, 2002.
  
  
• Work on the SMS at JLab - JLab, April 14-26, 2002.
  
  
• Strain gauge Wheatstone bridge module - JLab, April 16, 2002.
  
  
• The target in Hall C - JLab, April 17-26, 2002.
  
  
• The Hall B Boom - JLab, April 26, 2002.
  
  
• JT4 Valve Problem - JLab, May 16, 2002.
  
  
• Test Fit of Detectors to SMS - JLab, May 17, 2002.
  
  
• Leak checking the SMS - JLab, May 17-21, 2002.
  
  
• Looking Inside the LN2 Bayonet - JLab, June 26, 2002.
  
  
• Taking the Pie Piece Off - JLab, June 27, 2002.
  
  
• Readying the SMS and FW to Mate - JLab, July 09, 2002.
  
  
• LN2 Bayonet - JLab, July 13, 2002.
  
  
• Transition Port Wiring - JLab, July 14, 2002.
  
  
• New Rupture Disc - JLab, July 22, 2002.
  
  
• Leads and Hoses - JLab, September 11, 2002.
  
  
• JT valves - JLab, October 4, 2002.
  
  
• Helium Vent through Parallel Plate Relief Valve - JLab, October 25, 2002.
  
  
• SMS Moved Offline - JLab, February 3, 2003.
  
  
• Preparation for SMS Turn-around - JLab, August 17, 2004.
  
  
• The SMS Turn-around - JLab, August 23, 2004.
  
  
• The Afterburner, Mark II - UIUC, October 17, 2005.
  
  
• The beginning of SMS back-angle installation - JLab, October 21-26, 2005.
  
  
• Top of the Power Supply - JLab, January 15, 2006.
  
  
• Connections on the ZFCT "head" - JLab, January 17, 2006.
  
  
• Dump Switch Cleaning and Inspection - JLab, January 27, 2006.