• DocumentCode
    2970677
  • Title

    A comparative study on the calibration of pole caps for a magnetic microbalance

  • Author

    Rais, A. ; Yousif, A.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Sultan Qaboos Univ., Muscat, Oman
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    584
  • Lastpage
    585
  • Abstract
    Calibration curves for 177 mm Henry profile pole caps of a Faraday microbalance magnet are obtained from absolute susceptibility measurements. The pole caps are at gaps of 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 cm for maximum magnetic field strengths from 2.18 to 6.90 kOe. Typical results on few standard substances are compared with reported values. An error less than 3% can be achieved for samples of limited size and sufficiently free from ferromagnetic impurities.
  • Keywords
    Faraday effect; calibration; force measurement; magnetic sensors; magnetic susceptibility; measurement errors; microbalances; 4 cm; 4.5 cm; 5 cm; Faraday microbalance magnet; Henry profile pole caps; absolute susceptibility measurement; calibration; comparative study; error; ferromagnetic impurities; magnetic microbalance; pole caps; standard substances; Calibration; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnets; Equations; Force measurement; Impurities; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic levitation; Magnetic susceptibility; Micromagnetics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.700067
  • Filename
    700067