2nd Edition
Handbook of Superconductivity Characterization and Applications, Volume Three
This is the last of three volumes of the extensively revised and updated second edition of the Handbook of Superconductivity. The past twenty years have seen rapid progress in superconducting materials, which exhibit one of the most remarkable physical states of matter ever to be discovered. Superconductivity brings quantum mechanics to the scale of the everyday world. Viable applications of superconductors rely fundamentally on an understanding of these intriguing phenomena and the availability of a range of materials with bespoke properties to meet practical needs.
While the first volume covers fundamentals and various classes of materials, the second addresses processing of these into various shapes and configurations needed for applications, and ends with chapters on refrigeration methods necessary to attain the superconducting state and the desired performance. This third volume starts with a wide range of methods permitting one to characterize both the materials and various end products of processing. Subsequently, diverse classes of both large scale and electronic applications are described. Volume 3 ends with a glossary relevant to all three volumes.
Key Features:
- Covers the depth and breadth of the field
- Includes contributions from leading academics and industry professionals across the world
- Provides hands-on familiarity with the characterization methods and offers descriptions of representative examples of practical applications
A comprehensive reference, the handbook is suitable for both graduate students and practitioners in experimental physics, materials science, and multiple engineering disciplines, including electronic and electrical, chemical, mechanical, metallurgy and others.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editors-in-Chief
Contributors
Part G Characterization and Modelling Techniques
G1 Introduction to Section G1: Structure/Microstructure
Lance D. Cooley
G1.1 X-Ray Studies: Chemical Crystallography
Lance D. Cooley, Roman Gladyshevskii, and Theo Siegrist
G1.2 X-Ray Studies: Phase Transformations and Microstructure Changes
Christian Scheuerlein and M. Di Michiel
G1.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy
Fumitake Kametani
G1.4 An Introduction to Digital Image Analysis of Superconductors
Charlie Sanabria and Peter J. Lee
G1.5 Optical Microscopy
Pavel Diko
G1.6 Neutron Techniques: Flux-Line Lattice
Jonathan White
G2 Introduction to Section G2: Measurement and Interpretation of Electromagnetic Properties
Fedor Gömöry
G2.1 Electromagnetic Properties of Superconductors
Archie M. Campbell
G2.2 Numerical Models of the Electromagnetic Behavior of Superconductors
Francesco Grilli
G2.3 DC Transport Critical Currents
Marc Dhallé
G2.4 Characterisation of the Transport Critical Current Density for Conductor Applications
Mark J. Raine, Simon A. Keys, and Damian P. Hampshire
G2.5 Magnetic Measurements of Critical Current Density, Pinning, and Flux Creep
Michael Eisterer
G2.6 AC Susceptibility
Carles Navau, Nuria Del-Valle, and Alvaro Sanchez
G2.7 AC Losses in Superconducting Materials, Wires, and Tapes
Michael D. Sumption, Milan Majoros, and Edward W. Collings
G2.8 Characterization of Superconductor Magnetic Properties in Crossed Magnetic Fields
Philippe Vanderbemden
G2.9 Microwave Impedance
Adrian Porch
G2.10 Local Probes of Magnetic Field Distribution
Alejandro V. Silhanek, Simon Bending, and Steve Lee
G2.11 Some Unusual and Systematic Properties of Hole-Doped Cuprates in the Normal and Superconducting States
John R. Cooper
G3 Introduction to Section G3: Thermal, Mechanical, and Other Properties
Antony Carrington
G3.1 Thermal Properties: Specific Heat
Antony Carrington
G3.2 Thermal Properties: Thermal Conductivity
Kamran Behnia
G3.3 Thermal Properties: Thermal Expansion
Christoph Meingast
G3.4 Mechanical Properties
Wilfried Goldacker
G3.5 Magneto-Optical Characterization Techniques
Anatolii A. Polyanskii and David C. Larbalestier
Part H Applications
H1 Introduction to Large Scale Applications
John H. Durrell and Mark Ainslie
H1.1 Electromagnet Fundamentals
Harry Jones
H1.2 Superconducting Magnet Design
M’hamed Lakrimi
H1.3 MRI Magnets
Michael Parizh and Wolfgang Stautner
H1.4 High-Temperature Superconducting Current Leads
Amalia Ballarino
H1.5 Cables
Naoyuki Amemiya
H1.6 AC and DC Power Transmission
Antonio Morandi
H1.7 Fault-Current Limiters
Tabea Arndt
H1.8 Energy Storage
Ahmet Cansiz
H1.9 Transformers
Nicholas J. Long
H1.10 Electrical Machines Using HTS Conductors
Mark D. Ainslie
H1.11 Electrical Machines Using Bulk HTS
Mark D. Ainslie
H1.12 Homopolar Motors
Arkadiy Matsekh
H1.13 Magnetic Separation
James H. P. Watson and Peter A. Beharrell
H1.14 Superconducting Radiofrequency Cavities
Gianluigi Ciovati
H2 Introduction to Section H2: High-Frequency Devices
John Gallop and Horst Rogalla
H2.1 Microwave Resonators and Filters
Daniel E. Oates
H2.2 Transmission Lines
Orest G. Vendik
H2.3 Antennae
Heinz J. Chaloupka and Victor K. Kornev
H3 Introduction to Section H3: Josephson Junction Devices
John Gallop and Alex I. Braginski
H3.1 Josephson Effects
Francesco Tafuri
H3.2 SQUIDs
Jaap Flokstra and Paul Seidel
H3.3 Biomagnetism
Tilmann H. Sander Thoemmes
H3.4 Nondestructive Evaluation
Hans-Joachim Krause, Michael Mück, and Saburo Tanaka
H3.5 Digital Electronics
Oleg A. Mukhanov
H3.6 Superconducting Analog-to-Digital Converters
Alan M. Kadin and Oleg A. Mukhanov
H3.7 Superconducting Qubits
Britton Plourde and Frank K. Wilhelm-Mauch
H4 Introduction to Radiation and Particle Detectors that Use Superconductivity
Caroline A. Kilbourne
H4.1 Superconducting Tunnel Junction Radiation Detectors
Stephan Friedrich
H4.2 Transition-Edge Sensors
Douglas A. Bennett
H4.3 Superconducting Materials for Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Benjamin A. Mazin
H4.4 Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters
Andreas Fleischmann, Loredana Gastaldo, Sebastian Kempf, and Christian Enss
H4.5 Optical Detectors and Sensors
Roman Sobolewski
H4.6 Low-Noise Superconducting Mixers for the Terahertz Frequency Range
Victor Belitsky, Serguei Cherednichenko, and Dag Winkler
H4.7 Applications: Metrology
John Gallop, Ling Hao, and Alain Rüfenacht
Glossary
Index
Biography
David A. Cardwell
