MagLab Dictionary

This is a dictionary about the MagLab. Click on an entry to read, or to hear, one of our scientists define a term that is bandied about at the lab, but missing from most people's vocabulary. Audio files (most just a minute or so in length) can be downloaded to your computer; journalists may use these for stories. Follow the suggested links to learn more. Subscribe to these and other MagLab podcast episodes on the MagLab's iTunes channel or as RSS feeds.

Basic Research, by Greg Boebinger, MagLab director
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Bitter Plate, by Mark Bird, director of Magnet Science & Technology
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Condensed Matter Science, by Jim Brooks, condensed matter physicist
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Cryogenics, by Steve Van Sciver, Cryogenics Program director
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Crystals, by Chris Wiebe, Quantum Materials Program director
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Electron Magnetic Resonance (EMR), by Stephen Hill, EMR Program director
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Experiments with Magnets, by Greg Boebinger, MagLab director
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Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR), Ryan Rodgers, director of environmental, petroleum and forensic applications in the FT-ICR program
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Homogeneity, by Bill Brey, scholar/scientist
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Hybrid Magnet, by Scott Hannahs, DC Facilities & Instrumentation director
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Kelvin Temperature Scale, by Tim Murphy, research associate
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Magnetic Field, by Greg Boebinger, MagLab director
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), by Sam Grant, assistant professor of engineering, FAMU/FSU College of Engineering
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Mass Spectrometer, by Munir Humayun, associate professor of geochemistry
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Megawatt, by Bryon Dalton, Magnet Operations director
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), by Tim Cross, NMR Program director
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Permanent Magnet, by Scott Hannahs, DC Facilities & Instrumentation director
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Probe, by Greg Boebinger, MagLab director
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Pulsed Magnet, by Al Migliori, scientist, Pulsed Field Program, MagLab's Los Alamos National Laboratory branch
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Quench, by Bob Walsh, Magnet Science & Technology engineer
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Resistive Magnet, by Mark Bird, director of Magnet Science & Technology
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Superconducting Magnet, by Iain Dixon, research associate
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Superconductivity, by David Larbalestier, Applied Superconductivity Center director
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Tesla, by Eric Palm, DC Field Program director
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User, by Eric Palm, DC Field Program director
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