Applied Superconductivity Group has received a contract from Bruker EAS G.m.b.H, Hanau, Germany

In the field of Nb₃Sn superconductor metrology, the University of Geneva, Department of Applied Physics, Applied Superconductivity Group, under the responsibility of Dr. C. Senatore, is a certified partner of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). Bruker EAS G.m.b.H is the leading European company for the manufacturing of technical superconductors like NbTi, Nb₃Sn and also for high temperature superconductors.

Bruker EAS will deliver 37 tons of Nb₃Sn conductors for the ITER project. In the last six months, the University of Geneva has received two contracts for the measurement of hysteresis losses of Nb₃Sn wires. Such measurements are carried out with a precisely calibrated vibrating sample magnetometer (VMS) at 4.2 K and a magnetic field of ± 3 T. These investigations are particularly important for the functioning of ITER.