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- 中空円筒として形作られる巻型と、
非導電領域によって分離される、前記巻型上に円周方向に広がる少なくとも二つの熱伝導シートと、
前記熱伝導シートに熱的に接続され、前記巻型の周囲に円周方向に位置づけられている熱伝導管状部と、
前記熱伝導シートの周囲に配置され結合される熱伝導電気絶縁材料の少なくとも一つの層と、
熱効率のよい単一構造を形成する、前記電気絶縁材料の周囲に配置され結合され、一緒に結合される超電導ワイヤの巻線とを有する、超電導磁石アセンブリ。 - 前記熱伝導シートが前記巻型に対して動くことを可能にするように前記巻型と前記熱伝導シートの間に配置される絶縁材料の層をさらに含む、請求項1に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記熱伝導シートの隣接端の間に配置される非導電材料スペーサをさらに含む、請求項1乃至2のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記電気絶縁材料が可撓性であり、請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記電気絶縁材料がガラス繊維を含む、請求項1乃至4のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記電気絶縁材料が熱伝導エポキシ封止材で飽和される、請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記電気絶縁材料が織物材料の複数の層を含み、前記織物材料、前記超電導ワイヤが熱伝導エポキシ封止材によって単一構造に結合され、当該単一構造が前記巻型によって支持され、結合されない、請求項1乃至6のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 前記熱伝導シートの一方とそれに熱的に接続した前記熱伝導管状部が前記巻型の底部近傍から前記巻型の片側の周囲に円周方向に前記巻型の頂部近傍へ広がり、前記熱伝導シートの他方とそれに熱的に接続した前記熱伝導管状部が前記巻型の底部近傍から前記巻型の反対側の周囲に円周方向に前記巻型の頂部近傍へ広がる、請求項1乃至7のいずれか一項に記載の磁石アセンブリ。
- 請求項1乃至8のいずれか一項に記載の少なくとも一つの磁石アセンブリと、
前記磁石アセンブリ周辺の前記熱伝導管を通って流れる際に前記超電導ワイヤをその超電導温度未満に冷却するヘリウム蒸気と、
前記ヘリウム蒸気を冷却する前記熱伝導管状部に接続される冷却装置熱交換器とを有する、磁気共鳴磁石システム。 - 請求項9に記載の磁気共鳴磁石システムと、
前記磁気共鳴磁石システムのボア内に位置するグラジエントコイルと、
前記グラジエントコイルに接続されるグラジエントアンプと、
前記グラジエントコイル内部に位置する高周波コイルと、
前記高周波コイルに接続されるトランスミッタと、
磁気共鳴信号を受信するレシーバと、
前記グラジエントアンプと前記トランスミッタに接続されるコントローラと、
前記レシーバと前記コントローラに接続されるプロセッサであって、前記受信した磁気共鳴信号を画像及び/又は分光情報へ処理するプロセッサとを有する、磁気共鳴イメージング若しくは分光システム。 - 円筒巻型を形成するステップと、
熱伝導管を熱伝導シートに熱的に接続するステップと、
前記接続された熱伝導管状部とともに前記熱伝導シートを前記巻型の周囲に円周方向に位置付けるステップと、
電気絶縁熱伝導材料の少なくとも一つの層を前記熱伝導シートへ結合するステップと、
超電導ワイヤを前記電気絶縁材料に巻き付け、前記超電導ワイヤを一緒に及び前記電気絶縁材料へ結合するステップとを有する、磁気共鳴磁石の製造方法。 - 前記熱伝導シートが前記巻型に対して動くことを可能にする絶縁材料の層を前記巻型の上に適用するステップをさらに含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記電気絶縁材料を熱効率のよいエポキシ封止材で含侵するステップ、及び
各層が巻かれる際に前記熱伝導エポキシ封止材で前記超電導ワイヤ周辺の介在空間を充填するステップによって、
前記熱伝導シート、前記電気絶縁材料、及び前記超電導ワイヤを単一構造へ結合するステップをさらに含む、請求項11及び12のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記熱伝導シートを位置付けるステップが、
前記巻型の底部近傍から前記巻型の片側の周囲に円周方向に前記巻型の頂部近傍へ広がるように前記熱伝導シートの一方とそれに熱的に接続される前記熱伝導管状部を位置付けるステップと、
前記巻型の底部近傍から前記巻型の反対側の周囲に円周方向に前記巻型の頂部近傍へ広がるように前記熱伝導シートの他方とそれに熱的に接続される前記熱伝導管状部を位置付けるステップとを含む、請求項11乃至13のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記熱伝導管を前記冷却装置熱交換器と接続し、ヘリウム蒸気が前記熱伝導管と前記冷却装置熱交換器の間を循環することを可能にするステップをさらに含む、請求項11乃至14のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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