The Department of Defense Superconductivity Research and Development (DSRD) Options. A Study of Possible Directions for Exploitation of Superconductivity in Military Applications.

Abstract

Although the technology associated with traditional low temperature superconductivity (LTS) materials is relatively mature, the scientific foundations for the newly discovered high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials are in a more rudimentary state, and the engineering parameters required for definition of possible realms of exploration are largely unknown. Within the limitations imposed by these unknown factors, this document sets forth a menu for a five-year Department of Defense Superconductivity Research and Development (DSRD) program. The goal of this program is to assure that the potential of HTS is realized at the earliest opportunity for military applications, including both small-and large scale applications. Keywords: Superconductivity, Superconducting, HTS(High Temperature Superconductivity), Research, Research management, Department of Defense, Military applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189747

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Crystallography
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Heat Energy
  • Magnetic Detection
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetometers
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Semiconductors
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design