Plutonium in high magnetic fields.

ORAL

Abstract

High magnetic field studies of plutonium have been limited up until now. The complex behavior of plutonium’s 5f electrons are thought to be responsible for the elements unusual behavior, making it possibly the strangest element in the periodic table. Here we review data from a new set of various experiments involving high magnetic field and extremes of temperature. High magnetic fields are especially effective in probing electronic states and is the highlighted method of this study. We present the data in the context of gaining in site into the 5f electrons physics of the material.

*LANL LDRD Program

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Presenters

  • Mark Wartenbe

    • MST-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Authors

  • Mark Wartenbe

    • MST-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Paul H Tobash

    • MST-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Neil Harrison

    • Pulsed Field Facility, NHMFL
    • MPA-MAG, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-MAG, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

  • John Singleton

    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MPA-MAG, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • NHMFL, Los Alamos National Labs
    • NHMFL, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
    • NHMFL, Los Alamos Natl Lab
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Laurel Winter

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • MST-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

  • Jessica Hebert

    • MST-16, Los Alamos National Laboratory