The principal location of the preparation and characterization facilities for the MRSEC is the Center for Magnetic Recording Research (CMRR), University of California, San Diego. Some major items used in the research are:

Facility	Investigator in Charge
Variable frequency susceptometer	Sheldon Schultz
Rygaku x-ray diffractometer	Ami Berkowitz
Transmission and conversion electron Mössbauer apparatus	Fred Parker
VSM's	Ami Berkowitz, Sheldon Schultz
Torque magnetometer	Ami Berkowitz
Magneto-transport facility	Ami Berkowitz, Sheldon Schultz
Sputtering apparatus	Ami Berkowitz, Lea Rudee, Sheldon Schultz
E-beam evaporators	Ami Berkowitz
Magnetic force microscope	Sheldon Schultz
Scanning Magneto-resistive microscope	Sheldon Schultz
Kerr scanning near field optical microscope	Sheldon Schultz
Piezo- and optical alternating gradient magnetometers	Sheldon Schultz

Frequently used facilities on campus include TEM, SEM, SQUID magnetometers, AFM, STM, Supercomputer Center, RBS, Auger, and ESCA.

Collaborative research efforts utilizing these facilities can be arranged with the investigators involved.