MgB2 coils for MRI applications

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 756-759

  Yao, Weijun ^a   Bascuñán, Juan ^a   Hahn, Seungyong ^a   Iwasa, Yukikazu ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

HTS LTS magnet; MgB2 superconductor; NMR magnet; Persistent mode

Indexed keywords

LOW COSTS; MRI MAGNETS; NMR MAGNET; NMR MAGNETS; PERSISTENT CURRENT MODES; PERSISTENT CURRENT SWITCH; PERSISTENT MODE; QUENCH DETECTION; SOLID NITROGEN; SUPERCONDUCTING JOINTS;

HELIUM; MAGNETS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS;

EID: 77952953090     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2010.2044035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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