Superconductor and magnet levitation devices

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4989-5017

  Ma, K B ^a   Postrekhin, Y V ^a   Chu, W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUX PINNING; MOMENTUM WHEELS;

COOLING; CREEP; DIAMAGNETISM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMAGNETS; ENERGY STORAGE; GRAVITATION; MAGNETIC BEARINGS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; MAGNETIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; TORQUE;

SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES;

EID: 0346936218     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1622973     Document Type: Review

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