Superconducting Magnet System for Head Imaging

• Main Authors: HU XINNING, NI ZHIPENG, YAN LUGUANG, LI LANKAI, LI YI, DAI YINMING, WANG QIULIANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.12.2015
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRICITY; INDUCTANCES; MAGNETS; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; PHYSICS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; TESTING; TRANSFORMERS

A superconducting magnet system for head imaging is disclosed which includes a cryocooler, a high-pressure helium container, a self-excitation heat pipe and a superconducting magnet. A second stage coldhead of the cryocooler is connected to the high-pressure helium container for converting the helium gas in the high-pressure helium container into liquid helium. The self-excitation heat pipe forms a closed cooling loop, and liquid helium in the high-pressure helium container flows circularly in the self-excitation heat pipe. The self-excitation heat pipe cools the superconducting magnet, wherein part of the liquid helium in the self-excitation heat pipe is converted into the helium gas due to the heat disturbance generated by the superconducting magnet, and the helium gas interacts with the liquid helium to generate liquid helium vibration.