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Comment on "Evidence Against Superconductivity in Flux Trapping Experiments on Hydrides Under High Pressure"

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We present simple arguments that "expected trapped field magnetic moment versus magnetization field behavior" under FC protocol in Hirsch and Marsiglio (J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 35:3141, 2022), is unphysical. Published experimental data support our conclusions.

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I would like to thank Paul C. Canfield for useful suggestions. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division. The Ames National Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by Iowa State University under Contract No. DE-AC02-07CH11358.

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Bud’ko, S.L. Comment on "Evidence Against Superconductivity in Flux Trapping Experiments on Hydrides Under High Pressure". J Supercond Nov Magn 37, 473–474 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06712-x

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