The AC Multi-Harmonic Magnetic Susceptibility Measurement Setup at the LNF-INFN

Abstract:

The AC magnetic susceptibility is a fundamental method in materials science, which allows to probe the dynamic magnetic response of magnetic materials and superconductors. The LAMPS laboratory at the Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati of the INFN hosts an AC multi-harmonic magnetometer that allows performing experiments with an AC magnetic field ranging from 0.1 to 20 Gauss and in the frequency range from 17 to 2070 Hz. A DC magnetic field from 0 to 8 T produced by a superconducting magnet can be applied, while data may be collected in the temperature range 4.2-300 K using a liquid He cryostat under different temperature cycles setups. The first seven AC magnetic multi-harmonic susceptibility components can be measured with a magnetic sensitivity of 1x10^-6 emu and a temperature precision of 0.01 K. Here we will describe in detail about schematic of the magnetometer, special attention will be dedicated to the instruments control, data acquisition framework and the user-friendly LabVIEW-based software platform.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 568-570)
• Pages: 82-89
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.568-570.82
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Sheng Hao Wang, Augusto Marcelli*, Daniele Di Gioacchino, Zi Yu Wu
• Keywords: Ac Magnetic Susceptibility, Data Acquisition, Instrumental Control, LabVIEW, Measurement

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