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		Animats on Feb 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Destruction of nuclear bombs using ultra-high ener... Current record for magnets: 45 teslas.

mkl on Feb 6, 2024 | [–]

They need enough for 1000km of accelerator though. LHC has 10,000 superconducting magnets for 26.7km (some can temporarily go up to 7.7 Tesla).

rcxdude on Feb 6, 2024 | [–]

There's more than just raw strength that goes into making magnets for a collider. It's the combination of strength, uniformity, and enclosed volume which makes things difficult.

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