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A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC LEVITATION DEVICE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIGHT PAYLOADS.

Author(s) : WOLFSHTEIN D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A DEVICE FOR THE FRICTIONLESS TRANSPORT OF LIGHT PAYLOADS, EG SILICON WAFERS, USING SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC LEVITATION HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED. IT CONSISTS OF AN ARRAY OF RIGIDLY CONNECTED < CARRIER > MAGNETS LEVITATING ABOVE A CORRESPONDING ARRAY OF SUPERCONDUCTING DISCS.SILICON WAFERS PLACED ON THE CARRIER HAVE BEEN LINEARLY TRANSPORTED WITH VELOCITIES UP TO 50 CM/S. STUDIES OF THE HEIGHT AND LATERAL FRICTION EFFECTS (CAUSED BY FLUX PINNING) WERE MEASURED SAFNTOAS FUTURE APPLICATIONS MAY INCLUDE THE FRICTIONLESS TRANSPORT OF SILICON WAFERS IN VACUUM ENVIRONMENTS.

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  • Original title: A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC LEVITATION DEVICE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIGHT PAYLOADS.
  • Record ID : 1990-0506
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Supercond. - vol. 2 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1989/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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