Title : 
A "persistent-mode" magnet comprised of YBCO annuli
         
        
            Author : 
Iwasa, Yukikazu ; Hahn, Seung-yong ; Tomita, Masaru ; Lee, Haigun ; Bascuñán, Juan
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Francis Bitter Magnet Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A new type of "persistent-mode" magnet, assembled from YBCO annuli, appears promising for "microcoil" NMR, in which compactness and simple manufacturability are vital. To develop an annular magnet for micro NMR, a YBCO-annulus Helmholtz coil was studied. The paper describes the new magnet concept and results of our study on the Helmholtz coil.
         
        
            Keywords : 
barium compounds; nuclear magnetic resonance; persistent currents; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; yttrium compounds; YBCO-annulus Helmholtz coil; YBa2Cu3O7; annular magnet; field homogeneity; microcoil NMR; persistent-mode magnet; Assembly; Coils; Critical current density; Cryogenics; Manufacturing; Nitrogen; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Solids; Temperature; Yttrium barium copper oxide; “Microcoil” NMR magnet; Field homogeneity; Helmholtz coil; YBCO annular magnet;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TASC.2005.849664