Progress in the design, manufacture and testing of the KLOE solenoid for the DA/spl Phi/NE ring at Frascati

Oxford Instruments took over the manufacture of the 5.8 m outer diameter 4.4 m long 0.6 T Solenoid for the KLOE detector on the DA/spl Phi/NE ring when the Austrian company ELIN closed its magnet manufacturing plant. The paper begins by briefly discussing the magnet design before describing the approach Oxford Instruments has taken to the completion of the magnet. The results of system testing at Oxford Instruments are described along with the proposed installation schedule.