FIELD QUALITY IN THE ENDS OF THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER MAIN DIPOLE: MEASUREMENTS AND CORRELATION TO INDUSTRIAL ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES.

Magnetic field measurements are an important tool to monitor the LHC main dipole production. In this paper we analyse the data relative to a few tens of collared coils produced for the pre-series dipoles. Strong systematic differences between field at the magnet extremities are observed. Moreover, three different families of coil ends corresponding to the different coil manufacturers can be singled out. A 3D model of the coil ends is used to understand these differences in terms of the assembly parameters and the industrial procedures. We analyse the production trends in order to characterize the geometric parameters and the critical components for the field quality. The field components in the dipole ends are finally compared to the beam dynamics budget allowed for the whole dipole.