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All superconductors superconduct, but there's wide variation in how strong of a magnetic field they can endure before leaving the superconducting state: https:/
by sbierwagen 6y ago
All superconductors superconduct, but there's wide variation in how strong of a magnetic field they can endure before leaving the superconducting state: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Upper-critical-fields-and-coherence-lengths-for-sev-eral-type-II-superconductors-The_tbl1_273297345 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Upper-critical-fields-an...
ITER (and the LHC) used NbSn magnets, since it was designed in the 90s. Newer designs will use newer superconductors.
- saalweachter 6y agoI want to emphasize this beyond upvoting. Superconductors are like magic, but they aren't actually magic. They have limits.