Useful links

Courses and lectures

• Lectures on Superconducting Magnet Test Stands, Magnet Protections and Diagnostics (as integral part of SMTF & IDSM Workshops)

  • Description: 20 lectures from major labs on test stand infrastructure, magnet protection and diagnostics, comparing LTS and HTS magnets.

• TIDM² x SC Magnets Lecture Series 2025

  • Description: the 2025 edition (22 lectures), with extra focus on instrumentation (quench antennas, strain gauges, fibre optics) and HTS testing with cryocoolers.

• CAS course on “Normal- and Superconducting Magnets”

  • Description: two-week CERN Accelerator School course on magnet design, superconductors, quench protection, fabrication and measurements.

Books

• Superconducting Magnets - M. Wilson
  • Description: the classic introduction to superconducting magnet physics: stability, training and quench protection.
• Superconducting Accelerator Magnets - K. Mess
  • Description: accelerator magnets in practice: field calculation, cables and quench behaviour.