Table 1: Parameters of selected magnetic liquid mirrors. The currents assume conducting wires only, without ferromagnetic materials. Adding ferromagnetic materials would greatly reduce them. See Sect. 4 for more details. Negative currents signify that they flow in the opposite direction.
Coil Radius [m] Vertical position [m] Current [A]
15 m - rms of 1.07 $\mu$m
1 9.2430 -0.9869 -60.8489
2 11.1991 -1.7295 3210.2405
3 11.8384 -1.8845 -4517.1615
15 m - rms of 1.30 $\mu$m
1 1.4027 -1.4935 587.6861
2 13.5234 -3.0000 5.6294
3 20.5413 -0.8596 -254.2787
30 m - rms of 2.63 $\mu$m
1 1.4027 -1.4935 587.6861
2 13.5234 -3.0000 5.6294
3 20.5413 -0.8596 -254.2787
4 24.9964 -2.6172 2609.0372
30 m - rms of 2.30 $\mu$m
1 3.1454 -0.7702 218.7493
2 7.0715 -2.2410 8.8194
3 19.1545 -1.7598 -250.6070
4 23.3406 -1.4783 2712.0174
5 23.6960 -2.7404 2351.2623
6 23.8176 -1.1426 -2777.9831
44 m - rms of 26.5 $\mu$m
1 3.7000 -1.5790 -3890.4473
2 9.0013 -0.3239 25.8519
3 19.8010 -0.9940 12.4942
4 23.3694 -1.3554 1292.1601
5 25.1110 -1.9588 -4991.2727
6 30.0000 -0.6990 2963.7625


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