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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First Science from the 75T Duplex Magnet
28 April 2021
Duplex magnets use two independent coils powered by capacitor banks to reduce the driven voltages and provide more design flexibility to maximize the generated magnetic fields. The Pulsed Field Facility developed such a duplex magnet to generate magnetic field up to 76.8 Tesla using existing 16-kV, 4-MJ capacitor bank (cap-bank) that now provides important information on a new state of matter in YbB12.
Featured Publications
First Science from the 75T Duplex Magnet
D. N. Nguyen, et al., IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 30 (4), 0500105 (2020) See Science Highlight or Read online
Spontaneous "Valley Magnetization" in an Atomically-thin Semiconductor
J. Li, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 125, 147602 (2020) See Science Highlight or Read online
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
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 one of the individuals listed below or Fellow users who are experts on the use of Pulsed Field Facility.
- Michael Rabin, Pulsed Field Facility Director (Contact Michael with questions about the facility's capabilities, outreach and feedback on your visit, experiment and/or scientific staff support.)
- Laurel Winter, User Program Technical Coordination (Contact Laurel with questions about proposal submission, scheduling of magnet time, cryogenic needs during your visit and user support requests.)
- Julie Gallegos, User Program Administrative Coordination (Contact Julie with questions regarding travel, LANL badging, security questions and training.)