Pulsed-field cell

The physicists perform their experiments with highest magnetic fields in pulsed-field cells like this one. The magnet coil is located in a floor pit, where it is cooled to approximately -196 °C using liquid nitrogen. A cryostat, mounted above the coil, extends into the center of the magnet. The metal cabinet contains several electronic devices, which are used to monitor the experiment and record the measurement data of the sample under investigation. After closing the pulsed-field cell, the researchers trigger the magnetic-field pulses in one of the control rooms. The HLD operates a total of eleven pulsed-field cells with different degrees of safety measures, adapted to the respective maximum energies of the pulsed magnetic fields.