Superconductors

The development of compact accelerators goes hand in hand with the development of compact magnetic structures. KIT has pioneered and commercialized, together with the industry partner Bilfinger Nuclear & Energy Transition GmbH, low-temperature superconducting (LTS) systems such as wigglers and undulators, which are employed at light sources around the world. KIT also pioneers high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires, tape-based coils and undulators in novel designs, without isolation and built-in quench protection. The full process from HTS materials structuring to systems is available.

For commercialized superconductor undulators and wigglers see technology transfer. For HTS, microstructured current leads, and cryogenics see for example here.