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 a 1-page report and information on publications resulting from your experiment.
Read the User Proposal Policy for complete guidelines contact Facility Director Chuck Mielke or User Program Director Jon Betts with questions.
Latest Science Highlight
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Upper critical field of iron-based superconductor discovered
27 June 2016
Scientists discovered how strong of a magnetic field was necessary to suppress superconductivity in a thin film of iron-selenium.
Featured Publications
Upper Critical Field and Kondo Effects in Fe(Te0.9Se0.1) Thin Films by Pulsed Field Measurements
M. Salamon, et al., Sci. Rep, 6, 21469 (2016) See Science Highlight or Read online
Exciton diamagnetic shifts and valley Zeeman effects in monolayer WS2 and MoS2 to 65 Tesla
A. V. Stier, et al., Nature Communications., arXiv:1510.07022 (2016) See Science Highlight or Read online
Quasiparticle mass enhancement approaching optimal doping in a high-Tc superconductor
B. J. Ramshaw, et al., Science, 348:6232 (317-320). 2015 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 Pulsed Field Facility Director Chuck Mielke or User Program Director Jon Betts.