Download or read book Possibility of MGB2 Application to Superconducting Cavities written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A metallic superconductor, magnesium diboride (MgB2), which has a transition temperature of (almost equal to)39 K, was discovered in early 2001. Published data taken at 10 GHz demonstrate that the material has a surface resistance comparable to niobium. This paper discusses the possibility of MgB2 as compared to Nb and Nb3Sn. Also, a possible method of fabricating a MgB2 cavity using the hot isostatic press (HIP) technique is proposed.