Published December 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

A pendulum feedback system to measure the lateral force on a magnet placed above a high-Tc superconductor

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1048, Blindern, Oslo (Norway)

Description

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 YBa2Cu3Ox superconductor

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Review of Scientific Instruments
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
12
Series
Rev. Sci. Instrum.
Journal Page Range
3827-3829
ISSN
0034-6748
CODEN
RSINA