Intensity distribution of strong magnetic fields created by opposing linear Halbach assemblies of permanent magnets

•We model the strong magnetic fields using NdFeB magnets.•The implementation of Halbach arrays amplificates the field in gap more than 50%.•The theoretical results have been experimentally verified.

The work is devoted to the geometrical configuration of permanent magnets on the basis of opposing geometrically linear assemblies (e.g. Halbach arrays) for the generation of strong magnetic fields, which have been theoretically modeled and experimentally verified. The implementation of these opposing assemblies using NdFeB magnets of a total weight of 3.75 kg provided a value of magnetic induction in the middle of an air gap of a width of 20 mm that was higher by 56% in comparison with the simplest possible design. When the air gap width was 3 mm, the induction reached a value of 2.16 T, which represents an increase of more than 100%. Simultaneously, however, unlike in the simplest possible parallel configuration, opposing Halbach assemblies have shown, in the middle of an air gap, a significant decrease of the magnetic induction values when passing from the middle of the assemblies in the direction parallel to the x-axis.