Image of the week
Closing the lid, testing the juice
19 Jan 2026
A view of magnet cold test facility progress.
The magnet cold test facility is getting closer to operations. The cryostat was closed around toroidal field coil #7 in December and now high-voltage commissioning of the power converter is underway to be sure the systems are ready to test the magnet at 4 K (minus 269 degrees Celsius). High-voltage commissioning involves the 68kA power supply that will power the facility via the busbar seen in the foreground of the image. Commissioning began on 15 January and the facility should be fully operational at the end of February or the beginning of March 2026.