Irreversibility Field and Flux Pinning in MgB2 with and Without SiC Additions

M. D. Sumption, M. Bhatia, E. W. Collings +4

Critical current density was measured at 4.2 K for MgB2 strands with and without SiC additions. In some cases measurements were performed on longer (1 m) samples wound on barrels,…