High-field magnet facilities and associated technology at Oxford

We report on the successful completion and beginning of operation of the high magnetic field lab in Oxford. The lab, named after Nicholas Kurti, is equipped with three magnet stations, where currently the highest fields in the UK are generated. A new high-field pulsed magnet has been designed, which is expected to achieve fields in the 65-70 T range. We also present our latest activities concerning high-temperature superconductors (YBCO), which are a special interest of the magnet group for a new generation of superconducting high-field magnets. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.