@inproceedings{d6f0f38ad1924b3f9c1cecf270638e09,
title = "Superconductor permanent magnets for advanced propulsion applications",
abstract = "Improved trapped fields of 17 T at 29 K and 11.2 T at 47 K have been reported for the melt-textured YBCO superconductor material. Such high field strengths give the possibility for producing superconductor permanent magnets (SCPM) for plasma-related space propulsion applications, such as the anti-matter trap, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion and electrical power generation, and others that are under development or being studied. The SCPM could be beneficial in reducing the weight-to-power ratio for the associated delivery and containment systems needed for plasma interactions that are inherently imbedded in many of these propulsion systems. In this paper, a review of the superconductor literature is presented, followed by uses of the SCPM in high-performance space propulsion applications.",
author = "Phil Putman and Yuxiang Zhou and Kamel Salama and Tony Robertson and Bond, {Deborah D.}",
year = "2005",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1063/1.1867256",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0735402302",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1282--1289",
booktitle = "Space Technology and Applications International Forum - STAIF 2005, Including Co-located Conferences",
note = "Space Technology and Applications International Forum: Forward with a New Age of Exploration, STAIF 2005 ; Conference date: 13-02-2005 Through 17-02-2005",
}