Taming the superconductors of tomorrow

Taming the superconductors of tomorrow

The imminent deployment of accelerator magnets based on the superconductor Nb3Sn for the high-luminosity LHC serves as a springboard to future accelerator magnets for fundamental exploration, writes Luca Bottura. ( Luca Bottura is head of the CERN magnets, superconductors and cryostats group )