RADIATION DAMAGE TO BSCCO-2223 FROM 50 MEV PROTONS

Conference · Tue Nov 27 04:00:00 EST 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2900376· OSTI ID:920266

Zeller, A F; Ronningen, R M; Godeke, A; Heilbronn, L H; McMahan-Norris, P; Gupta, R

The use of HTS materials in high radiation environmentsrequires that the superconducting properties remain constant up to aradiation high dose. BSCCO-2223 samples from two manufacturers wereirradiated with 50 MeV protons at fluences of up to 5 x 1017 protons/cm2.The samples lost approximately 75 percent of their pre-irradiation Ic.This compares with Nb3Sn, which loses about 50 percent at the samedisplacements per atom.

• Research Organization: COLLABORATION - Michigan StateU.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Director. Office of Science. High EnergyPhysics
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 920266
• Report Number(s): LBNL--63616; BnR: KA1502011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BSCCO-2223 Radiation damage
CRYOGENICS
MANUFACTURERS
PROTONS
RADIATIONS