A Model for the Prediction of Nb3Sn Critical Current as A Function of Field, Temperature, Strain, and Radiation Damage

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 2041-2044

  Summers, L T ^a   Guinan, M W ^a   Miller, J R ^a   Hahn, P A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIOBIUM TIN ALLOYS; RADIATION DAMAGE; STRAIN;

CRITICAL CURRENTS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

EID: 0026121487     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.133608     Document Type: Article

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