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SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction

Superconductivity and Applications

Prospects and Challenges
Homework 1 due
2 Electromagnetic Fields

Static Fields

Time-varying Fields
Homework 2 due
3 Magnets and Fields

Law of Biot and Savart, Solenoids, Hybrid

Dipoles, Quadrupoles, Toroid
Homework 3 due
4 Magnetic Forces and Stresses

Forces in Magnets

Stresses, Structural Design
Homework 4 due
5 Cryogenics

Operation at 4.2K, 1.8K, 20-77K, Cryocooler

Leads, Experimental Techniques
Homework 5 due
6 Quiz 1 (Open Book): Covers Lectures 1-5
7 Conductors

Nb-Ti and A15 Conductors

Cable-in-Conduit Conductors (CICC), HTS
8 Magnetic Instabilities

Bean's Critical State Model, Magnetization

Flux Jumping, Multifilaments, HTS Windings
Homework 6 due
9 Stability

Cryostability, Dynamic Stability

The MPZ Concept, CICC
Homework 7 due
10 AC and Other Disturbances

AC Losses

Splice and Mechanical Losses
Homework 8 due
11 Protection and HTS Magnets

Protection

HTS Magnets
Homework 9 due
12 Quiz 2 (Open Book): Covers primarily Lectures 6-10