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← ScienceWhich mechanism limits persistent current lifetime in superconducting magnets?
A)Flux pinning within the superconductor✓
B)Thermal expansion of magnet coils
C)Vibrational energy exciting electrons
D)Quantum tunneling resists Cooper pairs
💡 Explanation
Flux pinning limits current decay because it prevents magnetic flux movement, essential for lossless current flow, rather than thermal effects; movement of pre-existing pinned flux within the material can contribute to resistance, therefore increasing current decay, rather than a theoretical resistance to the pairs themselves.
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