POWER TESTS OF A STRING OF MAGNETS COMPRISING A FULL CELL OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER

In this paper we describe the operation and testing of a string of mag nets comprising a full cell of the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC ). The full cell configuration composed of ten dipoles, two quadrupole s, and three spool pieces is the longest SSC magnet string ever tested . Although the tests of the full cell were undertaken after the SSC pr oject was marked for termination, their completion was deemed necessar y and useful to future efforts at other accelerator laboratories utili zing superconducting magnets. The focus of this work is on the electri cal and cryogenic performance of the string components and the quench protection system with an emphasis on solving some of the questions co ncerning electrical performance raised during the previous two experim ental runs involving a half cell configuration.