High-temperature superconductors: will new materials take the chill off our magnets?

Authors :: Douglas Kelley
Lawrence E. Crooks
Source :: American Journal of Roentgenology. 149:223-225
Publication Year :: 1987
Publisher :: American Roentgen Ray Society, 1987.
Abstract: ofmaterialsthathavethepropertyofsuperconduc-tivityatrelativelyhightemperatures. Theprospectthatsuchmaterials willreduceoreliminate theneedforcryogeniccoolingofsuperconducting magnetsposesanumberofques-tionsforthemedicalMRcommunity: ShouldIpostponepurchaseofmyMRsystemuntilanewmagnetdesignisavailable? WillthemoneyIsaveoncryogens payforareplacement magnet?Willanewdesigngivememoreorlessfieldstrength? ShouldIsellmyniobiumminingstockandreinvestinacompanyproducingthenewmaterials?Theworkreportedisatanearlystage.Theresearchershaveconcentrated oninvestigation ofthesuperconductingpropertiesofthematerials.Wemustknowanumberofotherproperties andprocessing aspectstodetermine theirsuita-bilityforuseinmagnets.Itisalsoachallengetotheoreticianstoexplainwhythematerialswork.

Subjects :: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
High-temperature superconductivity
business.industry
Physics
Temperature
New materials
General Medicine
Engineering physics
law.invention
Physical Phenomena
Metals
law
Magnet
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
business
Electromagnetic Phenomena

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