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> To date, the strongest magnetic fields produced in the laboratory have been in the kilotesla (kT) range. These kT fields are probably made by the family of d
by pdkl95 6y ago
> To date, the strongest magnetic fields produced in the laboratory have been in the kilotesla (kT) range.
These kT fields are probably made by the family of devices with what might be the coolest name I've ever heard: the explosively pumped flux compression generators.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_pumped_flux_compression_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_pumped_flux_compre...
From the wiki:
> Output of 100 MJ at 256 MA have been produced by a generator a metre in diameter composed of three modules.
- bookofjoe 6y agohttps://youtu.be/HyWqxkaQpPw https://youtu.be/HyWqxkaQpPw