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A superconducting magnetizer includes a thermal shield disposed within a vacuum chamber. A superconducting magnet is disposed within the thermal shield and configured to generate a magnetic field in response to an electric current supplied to the superconducting magnet. A heat transfer device compri

A superconducting magnetizer includes a thermal shield disposed within a vacuum chamber. A superconducting magnet is disposed within the thermal shield and configured to generate a magnetic field in response to an electric current supplied to the superconducting magnet. A heat transfer device comprising at least one of a thermal conduction device, and a heat pipe is disposed contacting the superconducting magnet. A cryocooler is coupled to the heat transfer device and configured to cool the superconducting magnet via the heat transfer device.

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1. A superconducting magnetizer, comprising: a vacuum chamber;a thermal shield disposed within the vacuum chamber;a superconducting magnet disposed within the thermal shield and configured to generate a magnetic field in response to an electric current supplied to the superconducting magnet;a heat t

1. A superconducting magnetizer, comprising: a vacuum chamber;a thermal shield disposed within the vacuum chamber;a superconducting magnet disposed within the thermal shield and configured to generate a magnetic field in response to an electric current supplied to the superconducting magnet;a heat transfer device comprising a thermal conduction device and at least one heat pipe disposed contacting the superconducting magnet; anda cryocooler coupled to the heat transfer device and configured to cool the superconducting magnet via the heat transfer device, wherein thermal conduction device comprises a thermal bus coupled to the cryocooler and the superconducting magnet,wherein the at least one heat pipe comprises a first heat pipe disposed in an inclined position contacting the superconducting magnet. 2. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal bus is rigidly coupled to the superconducting magnet. 3. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal bus is coupled to the superconducting magnet via a flexible link. 4. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal bus is disposed proximate to a superconducting magnet former within the vacuum chamber and coupled to a coldhead of the cryocooler; wherein the thermal bus is configured to cool the superconducting magnet by thermal conduction. 5. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal bus is disposed on a superconducting magnet former within the vacuum chamber and coupled to a coldhead of the cryocooler, wherein the thermal bus is configured to cool the superconducting magnet by thermal conduction. 6. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, further comprising a condensing unit, wherein the first heat pipe is coupled to the thermal bus via the condensing unit and configured to cool the superconducting magnet using a heat pipe effect. 7. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal shield is rigidly coupled to one stage among a plurality of stages of the cryocooler to cool the thermal shield and the superconducting magnet by thermal conduction. 8. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the at least one heat pipe comprises a second heat pipe, wherein the thermal shield is coupled to another stage among a plurality of stages of the cryocooler via the second heat pipe to cool the thermal shield and the superconducting magnet by heat pipe effect during cool-down cycles of the superconducting magnetizer. 9. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 8, wherein the second heat pipe is automatically deactivated when the superconducting magnet is cooled to a predetermined temperature during cool-down cycles of the superconducting magnetizer. 10. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the superconducting magnet comprises a race-track type superconducting magnet. 11. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the superconducting magnet comprises niobium-stannide, niobium-titanium, vanadium-gallium, or combinations thereof. 12. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, wherein the thermal shield comprises a slotted thermal shield comprising a plurality of aluminum strips bonded between G10 strips in such a way that the aluminum strips do not contact each other. 13. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 1, further comprising a support device for supporting the superconducting magnet, the thermal shield, or combinations thereof against the vacuum chamber. 14. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 13, wherein the support structure comprises at least one nested tube arrangement coupled to a superconducting magnet former and configured to support the superconducting magnet against the vacuum chamber. 15. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 13, wherein the support structure comprises at least one nested tube arrangement coupled to a clamp shell disposed surrounding a superconducting magnet former and configured to support the superconducting magnet against the vacuum chamber. 16. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 13, wherein the support structure comprises a multilayer stack structure coupled to a superconducting magnet former and configured to support the superconducting magnet against the vacuum chamber. 17. The superconducting magnetizer of claim 16, wherein the multilayer stack structure comprises staybrite, tufnol, solid mylar, brass, or combinations thereof.