Opportunities in high magnetic field science / Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science, Solid State Sciences Committee, Board of physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Magnetic fields--Research--United States.

Magnetic fields.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

High-field magnets "those that operate at the limits of the mechanical and/or electromagnetic properties of their structural materials "are used as research tools in a variety of scientific disciplines. The study of high magnetic fields themselves is also important in many areas such as astrophysics. Because of their importance in scientific research and the possibility of new breakthroughs, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assess the current state of and future prospects for high-field science and technology in the United States. This report presents the results of that assessment. It focuses on scientific and technological challenges and opportunities, and not on specific program activities. The report provides findings and recommendations about important research directions, the relative strength of U.S. efforts compared to other countries, and ways in which the program can operate more effectively.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Scientific Challenges and Opportunities with Higher Fields""; ""3 Technological Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Higher Fields""; ""4 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Nobel Prizes for Research That Used or Significantly Affected the Development of High Magnetic Fields""; ""B High-Field Magnet Facilities Around the World""; ""C Glossary""; ""D Meeting Agendas""; ""E Input from the Community""

""F Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""""G Tutorial on High-Temperature Superconductivity""; ""H Tutorial on Frontiers in Vortex Physics""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610742097

9780309165310

0309165318

9781280742095

1280742097

9780309548472

0309548470

OCLC:

923276522