ICMC-2013, the International Cryogenics Materials Conference

from Monday 17 June 2013 (18:00) to Friday 21 June 2013 (12:30)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
17 Jun 2013
18 Jun 2013
19 Jun 2013
20 Jun 2013
21 Jun 2013
AM
09:00 --- Coffee ---
09:00
Conductors, Structures and Properties I - Anna Kario (KIT) David Robert McGuire (NHMFL) (until 10:30) (Indughet Exhibition Hall)
09:00 Cryogenic Properties of Alumina Strengthened Copper for High Field Magnets - V.J. Toplosky, et al (NHMFL)   (Indughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Review of specimen heating in mechanical tests at cryogenic temperatures {nc} - T. Ogata (NIMS)   (Indughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Strain and magnetic field responses of critical current in externally reinforced GdBCO coated conductor tapes at 77 K - H. Shin, et al. (Andong National University)   (Indughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00
Conductors, Structures and Properties II - William S. Marshall (FSU) Vince Toplosky (NHMFL) (until 10:30) (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
09:00 Analyses of heterogeneous deformation and subsurface fatigue crack generation in alpha titanium alloy at low temperature - O. Umezawa, et al. (Yokohama National University)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Effect of microstructure on high-cycle fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy forging at cryogenic temperature - T. YURI, et al. (National Institute for Materials Science)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Fatigue and Fracture Properties of a Super-Austenitic Stainless Steel at 295 K and 4 K - D.M. McRae, et al. (NHMFL/FSU)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Fundamental Study of Irradiation Effect on Organic Insulation Material for Superconducting Fusion Magnet - Y. Nakata, et al. (Osaka University)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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Conductors, Structures and Properties III - Hong-yu Bai (NHMFL) Ted Hartwig (Texas A&M) (until 10:30) (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
09:00 Enhancement in thermoelectric power factor of Bi85Sb15-xPbx alloys at low-temperatures - C. Song (Zunyi Normal College)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00 Physical properties of Al2O3/ZrO2 at low temperature - Y. Han, et al. (Techincal Institute of Physics and Chemistry)   (Idughet Exhibition Hall)
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10:30
Insulating Materials at Cryogenic Temperature - Klaus-Peter Weiss (KIT) Charles Swenson (LBL) (until 12:00) (Kahtnu 1)
11:00 Epoxy Impregnation as Mechanical Stabilization of Roebel-Assembled-Coated-Conductor Cables - C. Barth, et al. (KIT)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:15 Fabrication and Observations of an ITER CS Module Cross-Section - D. Reed, et al. (Cryogenic Materials, Inc.)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:30 Large-scale shear tests of 3x1 arrays of insulated conduit for the ITER Central Solenoid - R.P. Walsh, et al. (NHMFL/FSU)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:45 Evaluation of Interlaminar Shear Strength of GFRP Composed of Bonded Glass/Polyimide Tapes and Cyanate-Ester/Epoxy Blended Resins for ITER TF Coils - T. Hemmi, et al. (JAEA)   (Kahtnu 1)
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10:30
Pnictides and Bulk REBCO - Eric Hellstrom (NHMFL) (until 12:15) (Kahtnu 2)
10:30 Critical current anisotropy in clean superconducting pnictide thin films - J. Haenisch, et al. (IFW Dresden)   (Kahtnu 2)
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10:45 Pathways to improved grain connectivity and high transport critical current density in untextured K-doped ferropnictide BaFe2As2 bulks and wires - J.D. Weiss, et al. (Florida State University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:00 Isotropic high critical current density in FeSeTe thin film on non oxide substrate. - C. Ferdeghini, et al. (CNR-SPIN)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:30 Remarkable influence of heat treatment in structural, electrical and magnetic properties in (Y1-xNdx)SrBaCu3O6+z - A. Nafidi, et al. (Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy, University Ibn Zohr)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:45 Manifestation of an acceptor resonant state in transport and bands structure in a far-infrared detector HgTe/CdTe superlattice - A. Nafidi, et al. (Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy, University Ibn Zohr)   (Kahtnu 2)
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08:00
ICMC Awards and Plenary - David A. Cardwell (University of Cambridge) Herbert Freyhardt (ZFW GmBH) (until 09:00) (Tikahtnu Ballroom B)
08:00 ICMC Awards   (Tikahtnu Ballroom)
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08:15 Selection and Properties of Structural Materials for Cryogenic Applications - Stefano Sgobba (CERN)   (Tikahtnu Ballroom B)
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09:00 --- Coffee ---
09:00
LTS, HTS, and Novel Superconductors - AC Loss, Stability and Properties I - Wilfried Goldacker (KIT) Kenichi Sato (Sumitomo Electric Industries LtD) (until 10:30) (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
09:00 ARPES-parameterized Hubbard approach to d-wave cuprate superconductors - L.A. Perez, et al. (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO)   (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
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09:00 Thermal conductivity measurements of some HTS tapes for current lead - H. Liu, et al. (Key Laboratory of Cryogenics, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS; Graduate Univ. of CAS)   (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
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09:00
LTS, HTS, and Novel Superconductors - AC Loss, Stability and Properties II - Herbert Freyhardt (ZWF GmBH) Mike Sumption (The Ohio State University) (until 10:30) (Idlughet Exhibition Hall)
09:00 Nb3Sn cables behavior during heat treatment - M. Durante, et al. (CEA Saclay)   (Idlughet Exhibition Hall)
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09:00
LTS, HTS, and Novel Superconductors - AC Loss, Stability and Properties III - Hu-Zawn Sung David A. Cardwell (University of Cambridge) (until 10:30) (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
09:00 Recent Progress and Tests of Radiation Resistant Impregnation Materials for Nb3Sn Coils - R. Bossert, et al. (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)   (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
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09:00 Rheological behavior and cryogenic properties of cyanate ester/epoxy insulation material for fusion superconducting magnet - Z.X. Wu, et al. (Techn. Inst. of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)   (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
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09:00 Tests of by-pass diodes at cryogenic temperatures for the KATRIN magnets - W. Gil, et al. (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)   (Idlughet Exhibit Hall)
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10:30
HTS Conductors - Takonobu Kiss (Kyushu University) Kenichi Sato (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.) (until 12:00) (Kahtnu 2)
10:30 Increasing critical current density in Bi-2212 round wires by overpressure processing - E. Hellstrom, et al. (ASC - NHMFL/FSU)   (Kahtnu 2)
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10:45 The fabrication of Bi,Pb-2223 thin films from multi-layered precursor films - A. Matsumoto, et al. (National Institute for Materials Science)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:00 Distributed torsional strain measurement using embedded Fiber Bragg Gratings array in a 2 nd generation high temperature superconductor tapes. - R. Ramalingam, et al. (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:30 Spatial homogeneity of critical currents in long RE-123 coated conductors - T. Kiss, et al. (Kyushu University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:45 Mechanical Properties of IBAD-MOCVD-based 2G HTS wire Fabricated on Hastelloy® Substrate - Y. Zhang, et al. (SuperPower Inc.)   (Kahtnu 2)
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10:30
SRF Materials - Tommy Peterson (Fermilab) Ted Hartwig (Texas A&M) (until 12:00) (Kahtnu 1)
10:30 New processing methods for niobium SRF resonators for maximization of quality factor for CW applications. - A. Grassellino, et al. (Fermilab)   (Kahtnu 1)
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10:45 Mechanical properties of niobium tube with tube bulge test for superconducting RF cavities - H.S. Kim, et al. (The Ohio State University)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:00 "Fabrication of fine-grain seamless Nb tube for SRF cavities" - S. Balachandran, et al. (Texas A&M University)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:15 Surface morphologies and topographies of welded areas and HAZ of untreated and treated niobium electropolished samples studied by optical microscopy and profilometry for SRF applications - M. Sumption, et al. (The Ohio State University)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:30 "Single-pass" superconducting radio-frequnecy cavities - L.D. Cooley (Fermilab)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:45 Improved understanding of the role of strained structure in degradation of surface superconductivity of superconducting RF (radio frequency) quality niobium - Z. Sung, et al. (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)   (Kahtnu 1)
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09:00 --- Coffee ---
10:30
High Current HTS Cables and Conductor Composites - Francesco Grilli (KIT) Danko Van der Laan (NIST) (until 12:30) (Kahtnu 2)
10:30 [Invited] High-temperature superconducting Conductor on Round Core magnet cables operated at high current ramp rates in background fields of up to 19 T - D. Van der Laan, et al. (Advanced Conductor Technologies and University of Colorado)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:00 Design, Fabrication and Testing of Terminations for Helium Gas Cooled Superconducting DC Cable - D. Crook, et al. (The Florida State University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:15 Design of high current superconducting DC power cable using the longitudinal magnetic field configuration - T. Matsushita, et al. (Kyushu Institute of Technology)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:30 Design of high current density, oxide - metal composite superconductors with superior stability, stress and strain tolerance for very high field applications - A. Otto, et al. (Solid Material Solutions)   (Kahtnu 2)
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11:45 Critical current density in REBCO coated conductors in longitudinal magnetic field - T. Matsushita, et al. (Kyushu Institute of Technology)   (Kahtnu 2)
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12:00 Extraction of local Jc(B,θ) dependence from measured Ic(H,θ) characteristics and its use for evaluating self-field effects in REBCO coated conductor devices - F. Grilli, et al. (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)   (Kahtnu 2)
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12:15 Effect of thermo-mechanical processing on the material properties at low temperature of a large size Al-Ni stabilized Nb-Ti/Cu superconducting cable - S. Langeslag, et al. (CERN & University of Twente)   (Kahtnu 2)
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10:30
Polymers, Resins, and Composite Materialsat Cryogenic Temperatures - David Evans (Advanced Cryogenic Materials) Dick Reed (CMI) (until 12:30) (Kahtnu 1)
10:30 The ITER Pre-Compression Rings - A First in Cryogenic Composite Technology - H. Rajainmaki, et al. (Fusion for Energy)   (Kahtnu 1)
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10:45 Multi-scale analysis and characterisation of the ITER PRE-COMPRESSION RINGS - A. Foussat, et al. (ITER Organisation)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:00 Low-Temperature Mechanical Properties of Glass/Epoxy Laminates - D. Reed, et al. (Cryogenic Materials, Inc.)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:15 Essential Design, Construction and Test Elements of ITER Axial Insulating Breaks - F. Rodriguez Mateos, et al. (Advanced Cryogenic Materials)   (Kahtnu 1)
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11:45 Mechanical behaviors of hyberbranched epoxy resin toughened bisphenol F epoxy resin for cryogenic applications - J. Li, et al. (Key Laboratory of Cryogenics,Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)   (Kahtnu 1)
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09:00 --- Coffee ---
11:30
Closing Plenary - Robert P. Walsh (NHMFL) Wilfried Goldacker (KIT) (until 12:30) ()
11:30 Flux Pinning Engineering for Applications of High-Tc Superconductors - Kaname Matsumoto (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan)   (Tikahtnu Ballroom B)
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PM
19:30 --- Welcome Reception ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
Superconductor Stability and AC Loss - Arend Nijhuis (University of Twente) Wilfried Goldacker (KIT) (until 15:15) (Kathnu 2)
13:30 [Invited] Analysis of temperature and current margin of four ITER Central Solenoid conductor designs during a 15 MA plasma scenario with comparison to DC qualification tests - A. Nijhuis, et al. (University of Twente)   (Kathnu 2)
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14:00 3-D Homogeneization: a new technique for fast calculation of AC losses in non-circular HTS pancake coils - V. Zermeno, et al. (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)   (Kathnu 2)
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14:30 AC losses in CORC cables measured at 77 K in liquid nitrogen bath - M. Majoros, et al. (The Ohio State University)   (Kathnu 2)
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14:45 Magnetic Shielding Measurements on 2G HTS Rings - J. Kvitkovic, et al. (Florida State University)   (Kathnu 2)
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15:00 Minimum Quench Energy of High Temperature Superconducting Composites and Magnets - Y. Yang (University of Southampton)   (Kathnu 2)
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13:30
Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials - Robert Walsh (NHMFL) Toshio Ogata (NIMS) (until 15:30) (Kahtnu 1)
13:30 [Invited] Estimation of uncertainty for Fatigue crack growth rate at cryogenic temperatures - A. Nyilas (CEME, Cryo. Eng. & Mat. Exp.)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:15 Welded tie plate feasibility study for ITER Central Solenoid structure - R.P. Walsh, et al. (NHMFL/FSU)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:30 Effect of stress ratio on high-cycle fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy forging at low temperature - Y. Ono, et al. (National Institute for Materials Science)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:45 Stress-induced martensitic transformation during tensile test of full-size TF conductor jacket tube at 4.2 K - H.H. Yang, et al. (Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)   (Kahtnu 1)
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15:00 Cryogenic Mechanical Properties of Fusion-Welded Nitronic 50 Austenitic Stainless Steel - E.N. Dalder, et al. (Dalder Materials Consulting, inc.)   (Kahtnu 1)
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15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
18:30 --- Exhibitors Reception ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
LTS Conductors - Xuan Peng (Hyper Tech Research Inc) (until 15:15) (Kahtnu 2)
13:30 [Invited] Comparisons of the grain boundary chemistry of Ta and Ti doped high Jc Nb3Sn strand by atomic resolution microscopy - Z. Sung, et al. (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)   (Kahtnu 2)
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14:15 Development of Tube Type Nb3Sn Conductor and its Application - X. Peng, et al. (Hyper Tech Research Inc.)   (Kahtnu 2)
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14:30 Correlation of A15 microstructure and transport in Nb3Sn tube type and Rod-in-Tube (RIT) strands: the influence of heat treatments, Cu/Sn ratio, and filament size - M. Sumption (The Ohio State University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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14:45 "Fabrication of Fine Grain Ta Diffusion Barrier Tube for Nb3Sn Conductors" - K.T. Hartwig, et al. (Texas A&M University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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13:30
Materials Evaluation and Testing Methods - Arata Nishimura (NIFS) Klaus Peter Weiss (KIT) (until 15:15) (Kahtnu 1)
13:30 Irradiation imposed degradation of the mechanical and electrical properties of electrical insulation for future accelerator magnets - J. Polinski, et al. (Wroclaw University of Technology)   (Kahtnu 1)
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13:45 Some test results of new test facilities installed in radiation control area for investigation on neutron irradiation effect on superconducting properties - A. Nishimura, et al. (ITER Organization)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:00 Measurement of the Mechanical Properties of Thin Film Polymers at Cryogenic Temperatures - W. Johnson, et al. (NASA Kennedy Space Center)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:15 Characterization of Insulating Coatings for Wind-and-React Coil Fabrication - D.W. Cheng, et al. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)   (Kahtnu 1)
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15:30 --- Coffee ---
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
MgB2 Precursors, Bulk, Wires, Tapes, and Cables - Yanwei Ma (CAS-Beijing) Horoaki Kumakura (NIMS) (until 15:30) (Kahtnu 1)
13:30 [Invited] Critical Current Density of Multifilamentary High Performance MgB2 Wires - M. Sumption, et al. (The Ohio State University)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:00 Improvement of critical current properties in internal Mg diffusion processed MgB2 wires - H. Kumakura, et al. (National Institute for Materials Science)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:15 Enhancement of Critical Currents wires of MgB2 using different sheath materials - C. Sobrero, et al. (ANPCyT - CNEA)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:30 Enhanced superconducting properties of MgB2 multifilamentary wires and tapes - Y. Ma, et al. (Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences)   (Kahtnu 1)
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14:45 Development of MgB2 superconductor wire and coils for practical applications at Hyper Tech Research - D. Doll, et al. (Hyper Tech Research, Inc.)   (Kahtnu 1)
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13:30
Pinning and Critical Currents in Bulk and Thin Films - Herbert Freyhardt (ZFW GmBH) Mike Susner (Ohio State University) (until 15:00) (Kahtnu 2)
13:30 Nature of pinning mechanism in Al and C co-doped MgB2 superconductors - M. Shahabuddin, et al. (King Saud University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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13:45 Pinning centers in bulk MgB2 with enhanced grain connectivity - T. Prikhna (Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)   (Kahtnu 2)
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14:00 ZrB2, TiB2, B4C and C Doping in MgB2 Thin Films - M.A. Susner, et al. (The Ohio State University)   (Kahtnu 2)
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15:30 --- Coffee ---
18:00 --- Farewell Event ---