Quench

Definitions

1. The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.
2. The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
3. A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.

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Examples

“Then the MacManus [i.e. a ship] went down. The sudden quench of the white light⟳ was how I knew it.”

“There are two main types of quenches, and both are triggered by the red button. A customer of ours actually pushed his once, out of curiosity. And no, he was not 7 years old. This button is primarily for safety purposes. In some rare cases, clear signage is ignored and metal objects like⟳ mop buckets, oxygen tanks, etc. get⟳ sucked into the bore of the MRI. These are very difficult to remove⟳ while the magnet is at field. And, if a patient is somehow pinned inside, an emergency push⟳ of the quench button can be a lifesaver. The button artificially heats the magnet and starts the chain reaction described above.”

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