High quality materials are essential to the success of large magnet projects. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) has been funded by the US National Science Foundation to design a 40 T superconducting magnet which uses REBCO coated conductor tapes for the insert coil winding co-wound with copper and stainless-steel tapes. Characterization and incoming quality assurance (QA) testing...
Research on high-field magnets has always been instrumental for high energy colliders. Amongst many aspects in magnet design and construction, the electrical insulation system is of paramount importance to ensure required performance. Concerning the manufacturing of Nb3Sn magnets, superconducting coils undergo a vacuum impregnation process which requires the impregnation system to have a low...
Nuclear fusion represents a promising pathway to a sustainable and virtually inexhaustible energy future, offering a low-carbon alternative to conventional power sources. Achieving fusion relies on high-field superconducting magnets to confine plasma within reactors, which in turn depend on advanced structural materials capable of withstanding extreme cryogenic environments, high magnetic...
