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prof.dr.ir. H.H.J. ten Kate (Herman)

Professor Emeritus at UT and Honorable Member, Contributing Retiree at CERN-Geneva
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Herman ten Kate (Dutch, born in 1955) is, since August 2021, Professor Emeritus at the University of Twente where he was trained, and started his scientific carrier in 1980; since 1997 occupying the chair for Industrial Applications of Superconductivity.

In addition he worked from 1996 until retirement in April 2020 as Magnet System Project Leader of the ATLAS Experiment at CERN-Genève, comprising the world’s largest operational superconducting magnet of three huge toroids and a solenoid. With his team he supported other detector magnet developments with coordinated R&D for proposed particle physics experiments. He continued his work at CERN as honorable member, contributing retiree, at the Experimental Physics Department.

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Magnetic Field
    • Magnet
    • Layout
    • Loss
    • Model

  • Engineering

    • Magnetic Fields
    • Density
    • Strand

Organisations

Expert on superconductors and superconductivity applications, in particular super-conducting magnet systems for high field and accelerator applications, with more than 40 years of professional experience. 

Publications

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2025

Rapid-cycling ReBCO dipole magnet concept for muon acceleration (2025)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 36(3). Article 4602205 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Piekarz, H., Otten, S., Kario, A. & Kate, H. t.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3634069Energy efficiency of ReBCO degaussing systems for naval vessels (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Hanse, I.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036569323Advanced Diagnostics of Rutherford Cable Performance in Accelerator Magnets: Current redistribution & Quench development (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Keijzer, R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036569040Quantifying the Heat Load to Conductors due to Strain Energy Release in CTD-101K Magnet Impregnant (2025)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 35(6). Article 4703007. van Steenlandt, J., Kario, A., Otten, S., Warnet, L., Wessel, S., Kate, H. t. & van Oort, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3573388Measurement and Modeling of Initial Quench Development in Nb3Sn Accelerator Magnets (2025)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 35(5). Article 4003007. Keijzer, R., Willering, G., Rogacki, P., Fiscarelli, L., Russenschuck, S., Dhallé, M. & ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2025.3540833

2024

Conduction-Cooled Nb-Ti Magnet System for Magnetic Density Separation (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Santos Tomás, G. S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036562416Superconducting ReBCO coils in fast-moving linear actuators: AC loss, mechanical & thermal constraints (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. ter Harmsel, J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036562539From Hot to Cold: Advanced Materials and Processes for Nb3Sn Based Magnets (2024)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 34(5). Article 7700105. Brem, A., Duda, M., Mullera, C., Garciaa, H., Huga, C., Daly, M., Martins Araujo, D., Kosse, J., Otten, S., Kario, A., Kate, H. H. J. T., Milanese, A. & Auchmann, B.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3338588Magnets for a Muon Collider - Needs and Plans (2024)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 34(5), 1-8. Article 4005708. Bottura, L., Accettura, C., Amemiya, N., Auchmann, B., Berg, J. S., Bersani, A., Bertarelli, A., Boattini, F., Bordini, B., Borges De Sousa, P., Breschi, M., Caiffi, B., Chaud, X., Debray, F., Dudarev, A., Eisterer, M., Fabbri, S., Farinon, S., Ferracin, P., … Zlobin, A.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2024.3382069Quantitative analysis of ITER Poloidal Field joints through rigorous resistivity parameterization (2024)Superconductor science and technology, 37(8). Article 085002. Huang, J., Ilyin, Y., Zhai, Y., ten Kate, H. H. J. & Nijhuis, A.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ad54f6Modeling and experimental analysis of cable-in-conduit superconductor joints for fusion magnets (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Huang, J.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561471Calculation and Measurement of Transport AC Loss of ReBCO CORC Cables for Electric Aircraft (2024)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 34(3), 1-5. Article 4703605. Otten, S., Gacnik, D., Bruggenwirth, S., Leferink, J., Dhalle, M., ten Kate, H. H. J., Donges, S. A., Weiss, J. D., Radcliff, K., Van Der Laan, D. C., Rouquette, J. F., Rivenc, J. & Nilsson, E.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2024.3364120Performance of the 500 kW Superconducting DC and AC Links of the ASCEND Demonstrator at Airbus (2024)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 34(3), 1-4. Article 4801704. Nilsson, E., Rivenc, J., Rouquette, J. F., Tassisto, M., Fallouh, C., Ybanez, L., Donges, S. A., Weiss, J., Radcliff, K., Van Der Laan, D., Gacnik, D., Leferink, J., Otten, S., Dhalle, M. & Ten Kate, H. J.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3346357Towards a cloverleaf type accelerator magnet (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Nes, T. H.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560894

2023

Effect of Strand Damage in Nb3Sn Rutherford Cables on the Quench Propagation in Accelerator Magnets (2023)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 33(5). Article 4700605. Keijzer, R., Willering, G., Dhallé, M. & ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3244140Training Curves of Nb3Sn Rutherford Cables With a Wide Range of Impregnation Materials Measured in the BOX Facility (2023)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 33(5). Article 4003605. Otten, S., Kario, A., Wessel, W. A. J., Leferink, J., ten Kate, H. H. J., Daly, M., Hug, C., Sidorov, S., Brem, A., Auchmann, B., Studer, P. & Tervoort, T.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3267051Effect of a DC transport current on the AC loss in no-insulation ReBCO racetrack coils exposed to AC parallel magnetic field at 77 K and 4.2 K (2023)Superconductor science and technology, 36(7). Article 075003. ter Harmsel, J., Otten, S., Dhallé, M. & ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/acd666Calculation and measurement of coupling loss in a no-insulation ReBCO racetrack coil exposed to AC magnetic field (2023)Superconductor science and technology, 36(4). Article 044002. Otten, S., ter Harmsel, J., Dhallé, M. & Ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/acbcf5Design of the Superconducting AC and DC Distribution for the ASCEND Demonstrator at Airbus (2023)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 33(5). Article 5401006. Nilsson, E., Rivenc, J., Rouquette, J. F., Tassisto, M., Fallouh, C., Ybanez, L., Delarche, A., Berg, F., Dönges, S. A., Weiss, J., Radcliff, K., van Der Laan, D. C., Otten, S., Dhalle, M. & Ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2023.3247990Magnetization loss and transport current loss in ReBCO racetrack coils carrying stationary current in time-varying magnetic field at 4.2 K (2023)Superconductor science and technology, 36(1). Article 015011. Harmsel, J. t., Otten, S., Dhallé, M. & ten Kate, H.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/aca83d

2022

Training performance of Nb3Sn Rutherford cables in a channel with a wide range of impregnation materials (2022)[Working paper › Preprint]. ArXiv.org. Otten, S., Kario, A., Wessel, W. A. J., Leferink, J., Ten Kate, H. H. J., Daly, M., Hug, C., Sidorov, S., Brem, A., Auchmann, B., Studer, P. & Tervoort, T.https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2211.10213Towards cryogel®Z and glass spheres insulated cryostats for superconducting detector solenoids: R&D in the frame of the 2014-2020 future circular collider study at CERN (2022)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Ilardi, V.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036554701Differential geometry method for minimum hard-way bending 3D design of coils with ReBCO tape conductor (2022)Superconductor science and technology, 35(10). Article 105011. Nes, T. H., de Rijk, G., Kario, A. & ten Kate, H. H. J.https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ac8e39Design of a cloverleaf-racetrack dipole demonstrator magnet with dual ReBCO conductor (2022)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 32(6). Article 4002105. Nes, T. H., Kirby, G., de Rijk, G., Canale, M., Gentini, L., van Nugteren, J., Kario, A. & ten Kate, H. H. J.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2022.3155445Modeling and Characterization of a ReBCO HTS Degaussing Demonstrator (2022)IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity, 32(6). Article 4901705. Hanse, I., Wikkerink, D. P., Keijzer, R., Dhalle, M., ten Kate, H. H. J. & ter Brake, H. J. M.https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2022.3180967

Research profiles

- MSc. Course on Applications of Superconductivity

- Supervisor PhD students at University of Twente, CERN and various other institutes

- Supervisor of Traineeships related to superconductivity

- Course Superconducting Particle Detector Magnets at ESIPAP School

- Regular guest lecturer at CERN Accelerator Schools

- Teacher at courses at conferences like ASC and EUCAS

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2025/2026

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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