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[1] H. Song, P. Brownsey, Y. Zhang, J. Waterman, T. Fukushima, and D. Hazelton, “2G HTS Coil Technology Development at SuperPower,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 4600806, Jun. 2013, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2012.2233837.

[2] H. Song et al., “Design and Engineering of an HTS Dipole in the FRIB Fragment Separator,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 4602506, Jun. 2015, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2014.2374602.

[3] Y. Wang, M. Zhang, W. Yuan, Z. Hong, Z. Jin, and H. Song, “Non-uniform ramping losses and thermal optimization with turn-to-turn resistivity grading in a (RE)Ba 2 Cu 3 O x magnet consisting of multiple no-insulation pancake coils,” J. Appl. Phys., vol. 122, no. 5, p. 053902, Aug. 2017, doi: 10.1063/1.4997738.

[4] H. Song and Y. Wang, “Simulations of Nonuniform Behaviors of Multiple No-Insulation (RE)Ba2Cu3O7-x HTS Pancake Coils During Charging and Discharging,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 4700105, Jun. 2016, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2015.2513412.

[5] Y. Wang and H. Song, “Influence of turn-to-turn resistivity and coil geometrical size on charging characteristics of no-electrical-insulation REBCO pancake coils,” Supercond. Sci. Technol., vol. 29, no. 7, p. 075006, May 2016, doi: 10.1088/0953-2048/29/7/075006.

[6] H. Song, “Sudden-Discharge Cycling Characteristics and Millisecond Dynamic Behaviors of a HTS Stainless-Steel Insulated Double-Pancake Coil With Thin Copper Plates,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 4702506, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2975770.

[1] H. Song, J. DiMarco, A. Jain, G. Sabbi, P. Wanderer, and X. Wang, “Vertical Magnetic Measurements of the First Full-Length Prototype MQXFAP2 Quadrupole for the LHC Hi-Lumi Accelerator Upgrade Project,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 4004707, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2019.2904561.

[2] H. Song et al., “Magnetic Field Measurements of First Pre-series Full-Length 4.2 m Quadrupole MQXFA03 Using PCB Rotating Coils for the Hi-Lumi LHC Project,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 31, no. 5, pp.4000207, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3053510.

[3] J. F. Muratore et al., “Test Results of the First Two Full-Length Prototype Quadrupole Magnets for the LHC Hi-Lumi Upgrade,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 4004205, Jun. 2020, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2981269.

[4] H. Song et al., “High-precision magnetic field measurement and mapping of the LEReC 180° bending magnet using very low field NMR with Hall combined probe (140−350 G),” Meas. Sci. Technol., vol. 31, no. 7, p. 075104, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/ab7ac1.

[5] S. Mine et al., “Test Coil for the Development of a Compact 3 T  MgB2 Magnet,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 4400604, 2011.

[6] H. Song, D. Hazelton, D. Fukushima, and P. Brownsey, “Engineering Design and Novel Winding Approaches in Developing High Quality HTS REBCO Coils,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 4601305, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2652540.

[7] G. Ambrosio et al., “Lessons Learned From the Prototypes of the MQXFA Low-Beta Quadrupoles for HL-LHC and Status of Production in the US,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 4001105, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3058597.

[1] H. Song and J. Schwartz, “Stability and Quench Behavior of YBCO Coated Conductor at 4.2 K, Self-Field,” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond., vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 3735–3743, Oct. 2009, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2009.2023674.

[2] H. Song, K. Gagnon, and J. Schwartz, “Quench behavior of conduction-cooled Y Ba2Cu3O7−δ coated conductor pancake coils stabilized with brass or copper,” Supercond. Sci. Technol., vol. 23, no. 6, p. 065021, May 2010, doi: 10.1088/0953-2048/23/6/065021.

[3] H. Song, F. Hunte, and J. Schwartz, “On the role of pre-existing defects and magnetic flux avalanches in the degradation of YBa2Cu3O7–x coated conductors by quenching,” Acta Mater., vol. 60, no. 20, pp. 6991–7000, Dec. 2012, doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.09.003.

[4] Z. Jiang, H. Song, W. Song, and R. A. Badcock, “Optimizing coil configurations for AC loss reduction in REBCO HTS fast-ramping magnets at cryogenic temperatures,” Superconductivity, vol. 3, p. 100024, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.supcon.2022.100024.

[5] H. Song, Z. Jiang and W. Song, "Design Consideration and Conductor Selection of a Low AC Loss HTS REBCO Magnet Carrying High Currents at 20 K and 40 K," in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 1-6, Aug. 2023, Art no. 4701806, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2023.3253072.

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