Magnetic linear birefringence measurements using pulsed fields

Magnetic Linear Birefringence Measurements Using Pulsed Fields

Thermodynamic Measurements in Pulsed Magnetic Fields

Pulsed magnets provide the highest available magnetic fields for research. Non-destructive pulsed magnets that discharge a capacitor through an inductive load are routinely used to reach fields above 60 Teslas, and ever-higher fields are being targeted by a handful of laboratories around the world. The Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) is one such cutting edge research facility [1]. ...

Plasma dynamics in pulsed strong magnetic fields

Recent investigations of the interaction of fast-rising magnetic fields with multi-species plasmas at densities of 10– 10 cm are described. The configurations studied are planar or coaxial interelectrode gaps pre-filled with plasmas, known as plasma opening switches. The diagnostics are based on time-dependent, spatially resolved spectroscopic observations. Three-dimensional spatial resolution ...

Structure of microemulsions from magnetic and electric birefringence measurements

2014 Magnetic and electric birefringence experiments have been performed on microemulsions of Na octylbenzene sulfonate (OBS)-pentanol-decane-water (with 0.3 % NaCl), in the homogeneous liquid region of the pseudo-ternary diagram. The Cotton-Mouton constant is related qualitatively to the structure of the microemulsion. It is discussed in terms of magnetic orientation of anisotropic rigid objec...

Radio Measurements of Coronal Magnetic Fields

The measurement of magnetic field strengths in the solar corona using radio observations is reviewed. This is a well established technique that exploits the fact that the electron gyrofrequency for typical coronal magnetic field strengths (100–2000 Gauss) lies in the radio frequency range. Opacity from the resulting gyroresonance emission from hot plasma above active regions allows the direct m...