PROGRESS IN HIGH-FIELD PULSED MAGNETS AND CONDUCTOR DEVELOPMENT IN OXFORD

We review the work at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford, directed at th e generation of very high pulsed magnetic fields. This includes the in -house manufacture of a high-strength copper-stainless steel macro-com posite wire. A description of the process is given with typical proper ties presented. New types of coil construction, such as two- and three -section solenoids, are discussed and their relative performances are quantified. Fields up to 63 T have been achieved. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc ience B.V. All rights reserved.