The project :
The FASUM (Fourty Tesla All Superconducting User Magnet) project, a forty-tesla all-superconducting magnet providing easy access for future users, is a joint project of the CNRS LNCMI and Grenoble Alpes University.
This 40 T all-superconducting magnet is a combination of a large “commercial” low-temperature superconducting (LTSS) magnet, into which is inserted an insert made from high-temperature superconductors (HTS) with excellent mechanical properties and very high current density at low temperatures and high magnetic fields.
Desired objectives :
The aim is to provide the entire community of users of intense magnetic fields with an innovative experimental device that will enable long, high-quality measurements in magnetic fields that exceed current capabilities (28 T). Such measurements are currently impossible in existing magnets, whether resistive (measurements are expensive, and temporal stability and spatial homogeneity insufficient), pulsed field (long measurements are not possible), or superconducting field (limited to 28 T on a routine basis today).
The aim is to strengthen fundamental and applied research in today’s most active areas: materials for energy, quantum materials and studies of superconductors for nuclear applications (fusion). Medical MRI is also concerned by this project, as the increase in magnetic fields enhances the resolution of MRI, particularly functional MRI.
Project financing :
European SuperEMFL project;
National Research Agency project NOUGAT ;
EQUIPEX+ FASUM future investment project ;
FASUM State-Region Plan Contract;
Two separate funding applications are currently being submitted to the ERDF fund of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.
Contact : Xavier Chaud – xavier.chaud@lncmi.cnrs.fr
