Superconductors and joints, tests and trends for future development

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 56-57, Issue , 2001, Pages 125-134

  Bruzzone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cable in conduit conductors; Joints; Superconductors

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 14344272123     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(01)00244-7     Document Type: Article

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