Development of a Compact Moving-Sample Magnetometer Using High-T c Superconducting Quantum Interference Device

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 51; no. 4R; p. 46601
• Main Authors: Saari, Mohd Mawardi, Sakai, Kenji, Kiwa, Toshihiko, Tsukamoto, Akira, Adachi, Seiji, Tanabe, Keiichi, Kandori, Akihiko, Tsukada, Keiji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2012
• ISSN: 0021-4922; 1347-4065
• DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.51.046601

We developed a compact moving-sample magnetometer that uses a high-temperature superconductor–superconducting quantum interference device (high- T c SQUID) to directly measure the flux coupled to a normal detection coil from a sample's magnetic moment in the presence of an external DC magnetic field. The moving-sample method is employed by inserting the sample between the poles of a DC electromagnet and vibrating the sample along the axis perpendicular to the external field axis using an actuator at a frequency of 2.693 Hz. First, the magnetic field of the sample is transferred by a first-order differential normal Cu coil to a SQUID for detection. Then, the SQUID output is fed to a lock-in amplifier for detection. The critical feature of the system design is the use of high- T c SQUID, which enables the realization of a compact system. The basic characteristics of the developed system are presented, and the current system exhibited a detection limit of 1×10 -7 emu.