Design, winding and impregnation of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory high performance magnet

We review the capabilities for construction of high performance pulse magnets at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) at Tallahassee. Particular attention is paid to a recently developed series of magnets wound with strong conductors supported by internal reinforcement. We introduced a new reinforcement scheme consisting of a Zylon/sup TM/ fiber/epoxy composite together with the cobalt based multiphase alloy MP35N/sup TM/. Using this new technology, performance is less restricted by excessive strain/stress in the midplane. Details of the design, winding, impregnation and recent test results are presented.