Normal domains in Rutherford-type superconducting cables

V. S. Kovner*, R. G. Mints

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Abstract

We study the formation and dynamics of normal domains in Rutherford-type superconducting cables. We use an effective circuit model to account for the electric current redistribution process between the multifilamentary strands in the presence of a normal zone. We obtain and integrate numerically the diffusion equations for the temperature and the current-density distributions in the cable. Our simulations show the formation of stable normal domains propagating along the cable. We derive an analytical expression for the threshold current Id above which the propagating normal domains exist.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7387-7391
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume78
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

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