A. Polcari et al., AC transport and magnetic characterisation of multifilamentary Ag-BSCCO(2223) tapes with different filament arrangements, PHYSICA C, 310(1-4), 1998, pp. 177-181
AC losses in multifilamentary tapes depend on various parameters. Among the
m, geometrical factors such as overall tape width and thickness as well as
the precise arrangement of the filaments are expected to have an important
influence. Several theoretical models describe this dependency. In order to
study these geometrical effects experimentally, we prepared a series of Bi
(2223)/Ag tapes with gradually changing filament arrangements and tape aspe
ct ratio, and characterised them by AC transport and magnetic measurements.
The results are compared to model predictions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B
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