A Small 1.5 T Persistent Current Operating Test Magnet Using ${\rm MgB}_{2}$ Wire With High $j_{\rm c}$ Joints

Persistent current (PC) operating magnet with bore diameter of about 32 mm was design and developed based on multi- and mono-filament MgB
₂
wires. The magnet was in a multi-solenoid structure. One pilot coil was wound and joints were fabricated at both ends, connecting it to a superconducting switch for PC operation tests. The magnet was to demonstrate the high field and high temperature performance at different temperatures. Numerical and experimental results demonstrated a promising future of MgB
₂
wires in low cost magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and high field scientific magnets.