A PENDULUM FEEDBACK-SYSTEM TO MEASURE THE LATERAL FORCE ON A MAGNET PLACED ABOVE A HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTOR

被引:8
作者
JOHANSEN, TH
BRATSBERG, H
YANG, Z
HELGESEN, G
SKJELTORP, AT
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo 3
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10.1063/1.1141508
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Based on a simple mechanical pendulum design, we developed a sensor for measurement of the horizontal force on a permanent magnet placed at any distance above a high-Tc superconductor. In this fully computerized system, which employs closed-loop feedback control, the lateral interaction with its restoring and hysteretic nature can be studied under conditions of constant vertical separation. Results are presented for the case of a small Nd-Fe-B magnet at a distance of 1 mm above a large planar disk of a YBa 2Cu3Ox superconductor.
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页码:3827 / 3829
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