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>I've heard that the magnets are underperforming by about a factor of 2 - and that's 4 years into the project. Hi - could you pls point me to the source for th

>I've heard that the magnets are underperforming by about a factor of 2 - and that's 4 years into the project. Hi - could you pls point me to the source for this? Would be great to see actual data on where we are on these projects. thx

baking 7y ago
There are no "magnets" at this point, so not sure what he is talking about. Basically they are building up HTS Twisted Stacked-Tape Cables (TSTC) and they plan on building their first full-size prototype coil in 2020. Current tests include subjecting conductors to a 13T field in a 700mm chamber at the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) in Japan. One of the key properties of HTS is that they maintain superconductivity at high magnetic fields. Some slides from a recent talk discussing this phase of research: https://indico.cern.ch/event/775529/contributions/3309887/attachments/1828600/2993908/Minervini_HTS-for-Fusion-WAMHTS-5.pdf https://indico.cern.ch/event/775529/contributions/3309887/at...
hairytrog 7y ago
Overheard a wailing researcher at a bar in Boston. Sorry.
- songeater 7y ago
  gotcha thank you.