High Field Superconducting Magnets

Klappentext Superconducting devices! which can carry huge currents and generate strong magnetic fields without losing energy! are improving at a tremendous pace. This book provides a modern! up-to-date reference on both the physics and the technology of superconducting magnets. It is unique in combining the theoretical aspects of superconductivity! electromagnetic field theory! and the thermodynamics of helium cooling with the technological details of producing and engineering high performance superconducting materials. The book provides the reliable! expert advice for designing! manufacturing! and testing complex high field superconducting magnets of predictable performance! and it places particular emphasis on beam transport and accelerator magnets in high energy particle physics. Zusammenfassung This book provides the reader with a modern, up-to-date reference on the physics and technology of superconducting magnets in a period of significant advancement in this area. The main feature of the book is the combination of superconductivity, electromagnetic field theory, and the thermodynamics of helium cooling on the one hand with the technological aspects of high performance superconducting materials and mechanical engineering on the other hand. It will provide the reader with the necessary expertise for reliably designing, manufacturing, and testing complex high field superconducting magnets of predictable performance. Particular emphasis has been given to beam transport and accelerator magnets in high energy particle physics.

Product details

• Authors: Fred M. Asner, Fred M. (Retired Senior Staff Member Asner, Asner Fred M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1999
• EAN: 9780198517641
• ISBN: 978-0-19-851764-1
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Oxford Science Publications; Oxford Science Publications
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, SCIENCE / Scientific Instruments, SCIENCE / Laboratory Techniques, Mechanical Engineering, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques, Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism