ABSTRACT
The demise of the superconducting super collider (SSC) project ended a unique opportunity for the development and implementation of novel quality assurance methods on a scientific program of immense potential and importance. Magnetic fields in dipole magnets are produced by running strong electrical currents through oval windings of conducting wire coils along the top and the bottom of the cylindrical housing of the cryogenic components of the magnets. As additional prototype magnets were built and in the early stages of production, more extensive investigations were planned to ensure that quality control methods derived during the development phase of the project were indeed suitable for an assessment of magnet performance. The magnetic field in SSC dipole magnets is induced by current flowing in opposite directions through two sets of coil windings, one set on the top of the magnet and one on the bottom.
