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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Science
  • X-ray Crystallography

Background:

  • High magnetic fields and low temperatures are crucial for studying exotic material properties.
  • Existing equipment often limits access or field strength for synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel pulsed magnet system for synchrotron X-ray diffraction.
  • To enable experiments in ultra-high magnetic fields (up to 31 T) and cryogenic temperatures (down to 1.5 K).

Main Methods:

  • Designed a split-pair magnet system with panoramic access.
  • Integrated a liquid nitrogen bath for coil cooling and a helium cryostat for sample temperature control (1.5–250 K).
  • Utilized a 1.15 MJ mobile generator to produce 60 ms magnetic field pulses (31 T peak, 16.5 ms rise time, 2 pulses/h).

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated stable magnetic field pulses up to 31 T.
  • Demonstrated the system's capability for low-temperature (1.5 K) operation.
  • Validated the setup using single crystal X-ray diffraction on beamline ID06 at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF).

Conclusions:

  • The developed pulsed magnet system provides unprecedented access for X-ray diffraction studies in high magnetic fields and low temperatures.
  • This apparatus opens new avenues for investigating quantum phenomena and material phase transitions under extreme conditions.