Miniature high-sensitivity quartz tuning fork alternating gradient magnetometry
Appl. Phys. Lett. 73, 3595 (1998); doi:10.1063/1.122835
Issue Date: 14 December 1998
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We present a high-sensitivity alternating gradient magnetometer. It uses inexpensive, commercially available, piezoelectric quartz tuning fork resonators as vibration amplitude sensors of a vibrating magnetic sample in an alternating gradient field. The technique exploits the high quality factor, high resonant frequency, and small spring constant of the quartz tuning fork. The instrument also utilizes miniature gradient coils, which allow for large field gradients to be applied to the sample while minimizing the diamagnetic background signal. An instrument noise floor of ~ 1 × 1012 emu/
has been achieved at room temperature in vacuum. Hysteresis loop measurements on micron sized magnetic samples are demonstrated. ©1998 American Institute of Physics.
| History: | Received 3 August 1998; accepted 8 October 1998 |
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KEYWORDS and PACS
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Electronic and magnetic devices; microelectronics Dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric devices - 77.65.Fs
Dielectrics, piezoelectrics, and ferroelectrics and their properties Piezoelectricity and electrostriction Electromechanical resonance; quartz resonators - 07.55.Ge
Instruments, apparatus, components, and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy Magnetic components, instruments and techniques Magnetometers for magnetic field measurements - YEAR: 1998
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