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Term: quench
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Definition: irreversible transition of a superconductor or a superconducting device from the superconducting state to the normal state

Note 1 to entry: Usually, the superconductor or the superconducting device has to be cooled and re-energized after a quench.

Note 2 to entry: This entry was numbered 815-12-11 in IEC 60050-815:2015.


Publication date:2024-08
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