THE NHMFL EARLY MEASUREMENTS AND SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES

The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) operates high magnetic field facilities at its central location at Florida State University along with additional facilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Florida. These facilities are open to qualified national and international researchers through a peer reviewed proposal process. The facilities available or under development include superconducting magnets (B less than or equal to 20 T), resistive magnets (B less than or equal to 34 T), a hybrid magnet (B less than or equal to 45 T), a 900 MHz wide bore NMR system, a 14 T, 200 mm bore ICR magnet, a 12 T, 400 mm bore MRI magnet and pulsed magnets (B less than or equal to 50-60 T for 10-20 ms, B less than or equal to 60 T for 100 ms and B less than or equal to 250 T for 5-20 mu s). An overview of the high magnetic field facilities available or under development is presented along with a brief summary of a few of the recent scientific results obtained using the new facilities. These results serve as examples of the new science opportunities emerging due to the development of new and unique magnetic field related research facilities within the NHMFL.