Apparatus for magnetization and efficient demagnetization of soft magnetic materials

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3274-3283

  Oxley, Paul ^a  

^a Brown University College of the Holy Cross   (United States)

Author keywords

Demagnetization; Demagnetizer; Eddy currents; Magnetic measurements; Magnetization; Residual magnetization

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OPERATION; CURRENT FREQUENCY; DEMAGNETIZER; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; GEOLOGICAL SAMPLES; INDEPENDENT CONTROL; MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS; RESIDUAL MAGNETIZATION; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

DEMAGNETIZATION; EDDY CURRENTS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; MONITORING; STAINLESS STEEL;

SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 69649088017     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2020795     Document Type: Article

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