A new system for measuring alternating current magnetic susceptibility of natural materials over a wide range of frequencies

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Kodama, Kazuto ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

environmental magnetism; frequency dependence; instrument; magnetic susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE CIRCUITS; FUNCTION GENERATORS; GEOMAGNETISM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUPERALLOYS; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

AC MAGNETIC FIELDS; AC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ALTERNATING CURRENT; CHINESE LOESS; COMPENSATION COIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; FREQUENCY RANGES; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; IN-PHASE; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; NATURAL MATERIALS; NEW SYSTEM; OPERATING FREQUENCY; OUT OF PHASE; PHASE LOCK; ROCK MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC PARTICLES; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; WIDE-BAND;

AC GENERATOR MOTORS;

GRAIN SIZE; LOESS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOSOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78249254597     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003303     Document Type: Article

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