Instrumentation, cooling, and initial testing of a large, conduction-cooled, react-and-wind MgB2 coil segment for MRI applications
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6668/aacae3
Abstract: A react-and-wind MgB2 coil segment for a conduction-cooled magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine has been fabricated and tested. The coil was developed as part of a collaborative effort on a conduction-cooled, MgB2-based, whole-body MRI image… read more here.
Keywords: react wind; segment; conduction cooled; coil ... See more keywords
Development of a prototype superconducting radio-frequency cavity for conduction-cooled accelerators
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevaccelbeams.26.044701
Abstract: The higher efficiency of superconducting radio-frequency (SRF) cavities compared to normal-conducting ones enables the development of high-energy continuous-wave linear accelerators (linacs). Recent progress in the development of high-quality Nb$_3$Sn film coatings along with the availability… read more here.
Keywords: cavity; conduction cooled; frequency; development ... See more keywords
Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics HTS Tapes of Epoxy-Impregnated Conduction-Cooled Coils Using Winding Pack Model
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2016.2646324
Abstract: In this work, heat transfer characteristics of HTS wire in a conduction-cooled epoxy-impregnated HTS coil are studied by making winding pack stacking pieces of Bi/Ag sheathed wires insulted by Kapton tapes. To check the validity… read more here.
Keywords: transfer characteristics; winding pack; epoxy impregnated; characteristics hts ... See more keywords
A Study on Mitigation of Screening Current Induced Field with a 3-T 100-mm Conduction-Cooled Metallic Cladding REBCO Magnet
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2016.2646325
Abstract: A 3-T 100-mm winding bore conduction-cooled REBCO magnet has been designed, constructed, and tested. It consists of a stack of double pancake coils wound with metallic cladding (MC) REBCO tapes, for which 1–2 $\mu {\text{m}}$… read more here.
Keywords: cladding rebco; metallic cladding; screening current; magnet ... See more keywords
Study on Thermal Measurement Method of AC Loss in a Conduction-Cooled HTS Coil
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2017.2671851
Abstract: The miniaturization of a synchrotron accelerator can be realized by applying a conduction-cooled high-temperature superconducting (HTS) bending magnet with a cryocooler. A variation of an exciting current through the HTS magnet generates the ac loss,… read more here.
Keywords: hts coil; conduction cooled; method; loss ... See more keywords
Development of a 12 T Conduction-Cooled Split-Pair Magnet With Crossing Warm Bore
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2024.3497178
Abstract: A 12 T conduction-cooled split-pair magnet for material processing applications, featuring a crossing warm bore with a diameter of 101 mm in the vertical direction and 51 mm in the horizontal direction, has been designed… read more here.
Keywords: split pair; pair magnet; magnet; conduction cooled ... See more keywords
Influence of Critical Current Defect on Operation, Quench Detection and Protection of a Conduction-Cooled Pancake REBCO Coil
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2025.3532246
Abstract: High-temperature superconductor (HTS) coated conductors (CC) are often wound into pancake coils with electrical insulation in-between the turns. The copper terminals are used for current injection and conduction cooling. An inherent variation of the critical… read more here.
Keywords: coil; quench detection; defect; critical current ... See more keywords
Design, Construction, and Operational Testing of Dry-Wound Conduction-Cooled React-and-Wind MgB$_{2}$ Magnet
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2025.3560228
Abstract: This study details the design, construction, and operational testing of a dry-wound conduction-cooled react-and-wind MgB$_{2}$ magnet. A turn-coloring method was employed for the precise dry winding of round wire, ensuring the winding was completed as… read more here.
Keywords: magnet; construction operational; conduction cooled; conduction ... See more keywords