FIELD QUALITY EVALUATION OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS OF THE RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION COLLIDER

摘要

In this paper, we first present the procedure established to evaluate the field quality, quench performance, and alignment of the superconducting magnets manufactured for the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), and then discuss the strategies used to improve the field quality and to minimize undesirable effects by sorting the magnets. The field quality of the various RHIC magnets is briefly summarized.