The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory operates an international user program for research in high magnetic fields. Our pulsed magnets and experimental capabilities are unique in the world and our ability to produce cutting edge science is a major attraction for LANL visitors.
After two decades of innovation, the Pulsed Field Facility has developed and maintained a set of numerous powerful pulsed magnets ranging from 50T to 100T, and up to the 300T Single Turn Magnet, of different pulse widths to support a wide variety of users.
"I think the Magnet Lab is a great place to do research, not only because of its unique resources, but also because you can breathe science in the air! Everything is arranged so that you keep sharing your perspectives and projects with the staff scientists, the postdocs, the students and the visiting users. The lab environment encourages the interaction between all the members, which I think is crucial for scientific productivity."
--Paula Giraldo-Gallo, Stanford University
HOW TO APPLY
Our magnets are open to all scientists — for free — via a competitive process and we accept proposals throughout the year.
- Prepare your documentation
A proposal and prior results report are required. - Create a user profile
Returning users simply need to log in. - Submit a request online
Upload files and provide details about the proposed experiment. - Report your results
By year's end, submit information on publications resulting from your experiment.
Please review the MagLab User Policies and Procedures before submitting your proposal and experiment or contact Facility Director Michael Rabin or User Program Director Laurel Winter with questions. View User FAQs.
Latest Science Highlight
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Smart Non-Linear Transport Technique Expands the Frontier of Superconductor Research
28 July 2020
Superconductors conduct large amounts of electricity without losses. They are also used to create very large magnetic fields, for example in MRI machines, to study materials and medicine. Here, researchers developed a fast, new "smart" technique to measure how much current a superconductor can carry using very high pulsed magnetic fields.
Featured Publications
Smart Non-Linear Transport Technique Expands the Frontier of Superconductor Research
M. Leroux, et al., Physical Review Applied, 11, 054005 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online
Extreme re-entrant superconductivity
S. Rans, et al., Nature Physics, (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online
Emergent states of matter in chemically doped quantum magnets
Z. Shi, et al., Nature Communications, 9, 2349 (2019) See Science Highlight or Read online
Normal-state nodal electronic structure in underdoped high-Tc copper oxides
S.E. Sebastian, et al., Nature, 511, 61–64 (2014) See Science Highlight or Read online
For more information
Contact PFF Facility Director Michael Rabin or Fellow users who are experts on the use of PFF Facility.