Cryostat

Fusion

Vacuum vessel that thermally insulates cold magnets.

A cryostat is a large vacuum enclosure that reduces heat leak to superconducting magnets cooled by cryogens such as liquid helium.

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Material with zero DC resistance below a critical temperature.