A portable high-field pulsed-magnet system for single-crystal x-ray scattering studies

Zahirul Islam, Jacob P.C. Ruff, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Yasuhiro H. Matsuda, Kathryn A. Ross, Bruce D. Gaulin, Zhe Qu, Jonathan C. Lang

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Abstract

We present a portable pulsed-magnet system for x-ray studies of materials in high magnetic fields (up to 30 T). The apparatus consists of a split-pair of minicoils cooled on a closed-cycle cryostat, which is used for x-ray diffraction studies with applied field normal to the scattering plane. A second independent closed-cycle cryostat is used for cooling the sample to near liquid helium temperatures. Pulsed magnetic fields (∼1 ms in total duration) are generated by discharging a configurable capacitor bank into the magnet coils. Time-resolved scattering data are collected using a combination of a fast single-photon counting detector, a multichannel scaler, and a high-resolution digital storage oscilloscope. The capabilities of this instrument are used to study a geometrically frustrated system revealing strong magnetostrictive effects in the spin-liquid state.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113902
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume80
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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