Which mechanism limits persistent current lifetime in superconducting magnets?

💡 Explanation

Flux pinning limits current decay because it prevents magnetic flux movement, essential for lossless current flow, rather than thermal effects; movement of pre-existing pinned flux within the material can contribute to resistance, therefore increasing current decay, rather than a theoretical resistance to the pairs themselves.

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