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AIW: Arbeitskreis Industrie und Wirtschaft
AIW 2: Medical Applications – Accelerators in the Service of Health
AIW 2.3: Invited Talk
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 16:20–16:40, BAR/SCHÖ
Advancements in Superconductor Technology for High-Energy Accelerators and Fusion Applications — •Klaus Schlenga — Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies, Hanau
Progress in Superconductor performance was significantly challenged and influenced by requirements for large scale physics projects. Experimental Fusion reactors and Accelerators up to LHC used superconducting magnets based on NbTi wires, while ITER Toroidal Field (TF) as well as Central Solenoid (CS) magnets use Nb3Sn wires with technologies from the 1990ies. Exploiting further progress in wire designs the LHC High Luminosity upgrade progressed to Nb3Sn wires with 3x the performance of ITER Nb3Sn.
Magnets for next generation Fusion reactors challenge again cost and performance of superconductors. The talk will give an overview of current status and future outlook of wire and magnet technology including High Temperature Superconductors (HTS).