Probing the field-polarized state of UTe₂

With field along the b axis of uranium ditelluride (UTe₂), the system undergoes a metamagnetic transition at approximately 35 T. When field is tilted roughly 30 degrees from the b axis in the bc plane, an extremely high-field superconducting phase exists above the metamagnetic transition. Characterizing the field-polarized state of UTe₂ is an important step in understanding the superconducting state that it hosts. In this talk, I will share the results of recent pulsed-field measurements in which we explored how the metamagnetic transition evolves as applied field is tilted away from the b axis. I will discuss what these results can tell us about the field-polarized state of UTe2.