Engineering Superconductivity

Engineering Superconductivity features fifty articles selected from the Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the one truly indispensable reference for electrical engineers. Superconductor technology has made highly advanced experiments possible in chemistry, biochemistry, particle physics, and health sciences, and introduced new applications currently in use in fields from medicine to cellular communications. Taken together, these articles–written by acknowledged experts in the field–provide the most complete and in-depth accounting of superconductivity in existence. The book brings together a wealth of information that would not be available to those who do not have access to the full 24-volume encyclopedia. The entire encyclopedia is available online–visit www.interscience.wiley.com/EEEE for more information.

This thorough survey looks at the application of superconductors from an engineer's practical perspective rather than a theoretical approach. Engineering Superconductivity provides full coverage of the fundamentals of superconducting behavior and explains the properties and fabrication methods of commercially produced superconductors. Up-to-date material on superconductor applications as well as competing technologies is included. The fifty articles presented here are divided into three sections:

• Superconductivity and magnetism
• Superconductors
• Applications and related technology

Engineering Superconductivity is a complete and up-to-date reference for engineers, physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and anyone working with superconductors.

Contents

• Preface
• Superconductivity and Magnetism 1
• Historical Introduction 1
• Magnetic Flux 5
• Magnetic Levitation 22
• Magnetic Materials 30
• Magnetic Noise, Barkhausen Effect 41
• Magnetic Refrigeration 53
• Magnetic Resonance 58
• Superconducting Magnets, Quench Protection 64
• Superconductivity: Critical Current 91
• Superconductivity: Electromagnets 107
• Superconductivity: Electronics 116
• Superconductivity: Hysteresis and Coupling Losses 138
• Superconductivity: Microwave Technology 152
• Superconductivity: Tunneling and Josephson Junctions 163
• Superconductivity: Type I and II 177
• Superconductors 187
• A15 Superconductors 188
• Cryogenic Stabilization 204
• Forced Flow Conductor Manufacturing 218
• HTS Film Growth 240
• HTS Josephson Junction Development 248
• HTS Processing: Bulk, Thin Film, and Wires 260
• HTS Superconductors, Physical Structures, and Role of Constituents 280
• Nb-Ti Alloy Superconductors 295
• Stability In Forced Flow 306
• Stabilization Against Flux Jumps 317
• Applications and Related Technology 329
• Capacitor Storage 330
• Diagnostic Imaging 345
• Frequency Converters and Mixers 363
• Fusion Reactors 375
• Gyrotron 394
• Hall Effect Transducers 401
• High-Energy Physics Particle Detector Magnets 412
• Infrared Detector Arrays, Uncooled 424
• Magnetic Sensors 434
• Magnetic Separation 448
• Magnetic Source Imaging 464
• Magnets for Magnetic Resonance Analysis and Imaging 479
• Microwave Ferroelectric Devices 491
• Peltier Effect 499
• Power Quality 506
• SQUIDs 517
• Superconducting Cavity Resonators 528
• Superconducting Cyclotrons and Compact Synchrotron Light Sources 540
• Superconducting Fault Current Limiters 544
• Superconducting Filters and Passive Components 551
• Superconducting Levitation 563
• Superconducting Magnets for Fusion Reactors 568
• Superconducting Magnets for Particle Accelerators and Storage Rings 577
• Superconducting Transformers 596
• Temperature Sensors 602
• Thermoelectric Conversion 623
• Index 633