We present a pulsed-magnet system that enables x-ray single-crystal diffraction in addition to powder and spectroscopic studies with the magnetic field applied on or close to the scattering plane. The apparatus consists of a single large-bore solenoid, cooled by liquid nitrogen. A second independent closed-cycle cryostat is used for cooling samples near liquid helium temperatures. Pulsed magnetic fields close to ∼30 T with a zero-to-peak-field rise time of ∼2.9 ms are generated by discharging a 40 kJ capacitor bank into the magnet coil. The unique characteristic of this instrument is the preservation of maximum scattering angle (∼23.6∘) on the entrance and exit sides of the magnet bore by virtue of a novel double-funnel insert. This instrument will facilitate x-ray diffraction and spectroscopic studies that are impractical, if not impossible, to perform using split-pair and narrow-opening solenoid magnets, and offers a practical solution for preserving optical access in future higher-field pulsed magnets.
@article{arxiv.1109.6713,
title = {A single-solenoid pulsed-magnet system for single-crystal scattering studies},
author = {Zahirul Islam and Dana Capatina and Jacob P. C. Ruff and Ritesh K. Das and Emil Trakhtenberg and Hiroyuki Nojiri and Yasuo Narumi and Ulrich Welp and Paul C. Canfield},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.6713},
year = {2015}
}