The ASC advances the science and technology of superconductivity and particularly superconductivity applications. We do this by investigating low temperature and high temperature materials through our research grants and through our collaborations with other universities, national laboratories and industry. We continually educate post-graduate, graduate and undergraduate students by our research and public service.
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High-temperature superconducting tape suitable for magnets at 50 teslas and beyond
27 June 2018
Recent measurements of superconducting tapes in the MagLab's 45-tesla hybrid magnet shows that the power function dependence of current on magnetic field remains valid up to 45T in liquid helium, while for magnetic field in the plane of the tape conductor, almost no magnetic field dependence is observed. Thus design of ultra-high-field magnets capable of reaching 50T and higher is feasible using the latest high-critical current density REBCO tape.
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Featured Publications
Bi-2223 High-Temperature Superconducting Test Coils for NMR Magnets
W.S. Marshall, et al., IEEE Trans Appl Supercond, 27, 4, (2017) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Researchers improve joints for wires of promising superconductor
P. Chen, et al., Superconductor Science and Technology, 30, 2 (2017) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Evaluation of Nb3Sn superconductor for CERN's accelerator upgrade
C. Segal, et al., Superconductor Science and Technology, 29, 8 (2016) See Science Highlight or Read online …
Engineering current density in excess of 200 A/mm2 at 20T in CORC® magnet cables containing RE-Ba2Cu3O7−δ tapes with 38 μm thick substrates
D.C. van der Laan, et al., Superconductor Science and Technology , 28, 124001 (2015) See Science Highlight or Read online …
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