Lecture Notes

SES # TOPICS LECTURERS LECTURE NOTES
1 Introduction

Superconductivity and Applications

Prospects and Challenges
Minervini (PDF 1 - 1 of 2 - 1.2 MB) (PDF 1 - 2 of 2 - 2.3 MB) (PDF 2 - 2.0 MB)
2 Electromagnetic Fields

Static Fields

Time-varying fields
Minervini (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3)
3 Magnets and Fields

Law of Biot and Savart, Solenoids, Hybrid

Dipoles, Quadrupoles, Toroid
Iwasa  
4 Magnetic Forces and Stresses

Forces in Magnets

Stresses, Structural Design
Minervini (PDF - 1.9 MB)
5 Cryogenics

Operation at 4.2K, 1.8K, 20-77K, Cryocooler

Leads, Experimental Techniques
Iwasa  
7 Conductors

Nb-Ti and A15 Conductors

Cable-in-Conduit Conductors (CICC), HTS
Iwasa (PDF 1 of 3 - 2.1 MB) (PDF 2 of 3 - 1.3 MB) (PDF 3 of 3 - 2.6 MB)
8 Magnetic Instabilities

Bean's Critical State Model, Magnetization

Flux Jumping, Multifilaments, HTS Windings
Minervini (PDF 1 - 1.5 MB) (PDF 2)
9 Stability

Cryostability, Dynamic Stability

The MPZ Concept, CICC
Iwasa (PDF - 1.2 MB)
10 AC and Other Disturbances

AC Losses

Splice and Mechanical Losses
Minervini (PDF - 2.8 MB)
11 Protection and HTS Magnets

Protection

HTS Magnets
Iwasa (PDF - 2.4 MB)