QUACO

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QUACO

QUACO: QUAdrupoleCOrrector

QUACO is a Pre-Commercial Procurement project for the design, R&D and industrial prototyping of high-tech quadrupole magnets that will be used for focusing the beams for the high luminosity upgrade of the LHC. QUACO is coordinated by CERN and brings together 3 other research infrastructures (CEA, CIEMAT and NCBJ) who will contribute to the magnet development and public procurement.

QUACO

CoordinatorCERN, Switzerland

Scientist in Charge from CERN:
Marcello Losasso

Full costs of the project: 6.6 M€ 

EU funding: 4.6 M€

EU funding for CERN: 3.9 M€

1 Mar 2016 - 31 Mar 2021