Comparison of radio-frequency and microwave superconducting properties of YBaCuO dedicated to magnetic resonance imaging

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 4695-4701

  Ginefri, Jean Christophe ^a   Darrasse, Luc ^a   Crozat, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROWAVES; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; RESONATORS;

RADIOFREQUENCY;

YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 0033324925     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.819340     Document Type: Article

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