Equipments 

 Capacitor bank(Pulse magnetic field generator)
No. 1 HMF facility No. 2 HMF facility
  • Stored energy: 10 MJ
  • Discharge switch:thyristor control

  • Stored energy: 1.5 MJ
  • Discharge switch:air-gap technique

 Non-destructive pulsed magnets(developed by Prof. Kindo)
  • Short-pulse magnet(KYOKUGEN center)
    • max. field: 60 T
    • pulse duration: 7 msec
    • bore diameter: 18 mm
    • applications: ESR,magnetization,dielectric polarization

  • Long-pulse magnet(High magnetic field laboratory)
    • max. field: 55 T
    • pulse duration: 35 msec
    • bore diameter: 18 mm
    • applications: ESR,magnetization,magnetostriction,
      electrical resistance,dielectric polarization,NMR

  • 80 T magnet(KYOKUGEN center)
    • max. field: 70 T
    • pulse duration: 7 msec
    • bore diameter: 10 mm
    • applications: ESR,magnetization

  • 3He magnet(KYOKUGEN center)
    • max. field: 50 T
    • pulse duration: 7 msec
    • bore diameter: 21 mm
    • applications: ESR,magnetization

  • Wide-bore magnet(High magnetic field laboratory)
    • max. field: 40 T
    • pulse duratio: 35 msec
    • bore diameter: 48 mm
    • applications: magnetization,transport measurements,
      magnetic torque

 Static field magnets
  • 16 T superconducting magnet(Oxford Instruments)
    • max. field: 14 T@4.2 K,16 T@2.2 K
    • temperature: 1.5 K 〜 300 K
    • applications: ESR,transport measurements,
      magnetic torque

  • 12 T superconducting magnet(Oxford Instruments)
    • max. field: 11 T@4.2 K,12.5 T@2.2 K
    • temperature: 50 mK 〜 300 K
    • applications: ESR,transport measurements,
      magnetic torque

  • 10 T superconducting magnet(Oxford Instruments)
    • max. field: 8 T@4.2 K,10 T@2.2K
    • Lent to Tsuyoshi Kimura lab. (Osaka Univ.)

  • Liquid helium-free 6 T superconducting magnet
    (owner: Dr. Satoshi Tomita, NAIST )
    • applications: synthesis of magnetic field oriented
      samples

 Measurement techniques in pulsed magnetic fields
  • Electron Spin Resonance(ESR)
    • temperature: 1.3 〜 300 K
    • far-infrared (FIR) laser
      327 GHz 〜 5700 GHz
      (Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.)
    • backward traveling wave oscillator
      300±20 GHz (Tomson Tubes)
      325 〜 550 GHz (CDP-corp)
    • Gunn oscillator & klystron oscillator
      20, 35, 50, 70, 90, 95, 110, 130, 140 GHz

  • Magnetization
    • temperature: 1.3 〜 300 K
    • induction method with a standard pick-up coil system

  • Transport properties
    • temperature: 1.3 〜 300 K
    • Electrical resistance: DC/AC 4-probe method
    • AC: high-speed lock-in technique

  • Dielectric polarization
    • temperature: 1.3 〜 300 K
    • pyroelectric current method

  • Magnetostriction
    • temperature: 1.3 〜 300 K
    • active-dummy method
    • low temperature strain gauge(Kyowa El. Ins.)

 High-sensitivity and multi-frequency ESR system in static magnetic fields
  • Vector Network Analyzer (MVNA) and
    extended units; ESA-1,ESA-2(ABmm)
    frequency:8 GHz 〜 700 GHz
  • X-band ESR apparatus
    (JES-TE300,JEOL Ltd.)







 Highly-sensitive Magnetic properties measurement system
  • SQUID magnetometer
    (MPMS-XL7,Quantum Design, Inc.)
    • max. field: 7 T
    • temperature: 1.9 K 〜 400 K(standard)

  • Options
    • Reciprocating Sample Option (RSO)
    • AC Susceptibility
      ※ 0.1 Hz to 1 KHz
      ※ sensitivity: 2 x l0-8 emu at 0 T
    • Sample Space Oven
      ※ increases temperature range to 800 K
    • Ultra-Low Field Capability
      ※ ±0.05 G for 7 T magnets



 High-pressure equipments
  • Piston-cylinder pressure cell
    • max. pressure: 1 GPa
    • applications: magnetization,electrical resistance
    • material: Cu-Be,Ni-Cr-Al

    • ※designing: Uwatoko Lab.(ISSP, Univ. of Tokyo)

  • Indenter-type pressure cell
    • max. pressure: 2 〜 3 GPa
    • applications: magnetization,electrical resistance
    • materials: Cu-Be(cylinder,piston),
      zirconia(indenter),Ni-Cr-Al(gasket)

    • ※designing: Kobayashi Lab.(Okayama Univ.)

  • Diamond Anvil high pressure Cell(DAC)
    • applications: electrical resistance




 Sample synthesis
  • Electric furnaces
    • floating-zone (FZ) furnace
    • gradiented tube furnace
    • siliconit tube furnace
    • muffle furnaces

  • Processing
    • diamond wire-saw(Well)
    • diamond cutter(Maruto)
    • electrical discharge machine

  • Other
    • compact sputtering device(Sanyu Electron)

 Machine shop
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