Hybrid magnet program at the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory MIT

The authors chronicle the evolution of hybrid magnets built at the Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory. It is noted that resistive water-cooled magnets can generate field according to how much power is available. The hybrid concept has been developed for generating fields beyond a power limit, up to 45 T. Along the way five successively more adventurous designs have been tried.<
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