Critical temperatures of superconducting solders
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008
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| author | Pavão, Erica Medeiros |
| author2 | Yukikazu Iwasa. |
| author_facet | Yukikazu Iwasa. Pavão, Erica Medeiros |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/404642019-04-09T18:19:26Z Critical temperatures of superconducting solders Pavão, Erica Medeiros Yukikazu Iwasa. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 30). Different magnetic strengths in MRIs produce different reactions and provide more insight into what being imaged. Being able to more quickly switch between two or more different magnet strengths would allow scientists in research to be able to gather more useful data. Replacing the persistent-current switch (PCS), which needs to be warmed beyond its critical temperature at times in order to charge or discharge the magnet, with a mechanical switch that can be kept at its superconducting stage may be able to speed up the charging/discharging process. A malleable superconductor would be needed for the current pending design of this switch. A superconducting solder with a critical temperature above 4.2K would be ideal. This experiment uses a bucket Dewar and a cryocooler to attempt to cool the solders to 4.2K and determine at which temperature they become superconducting. The setup, however, was not capable of measuring any of the four tested solders' critical temperature. Reasons for this may include poor thermal contact between the sample and the cryocooler and excessive noise that overpowers small voltages. by Erica Medeiros Pavão. S.B. 2008-02-27T22:28:24Z 2008-02-27T22:28:24Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40464 191734014 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 30 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Pavão, Erica Medeiros Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title | Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title_full | Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title_fullStr | Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title_short | Critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| title_sort | critical temperatures of superconducting solders |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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