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Magnetic fields are known to reside in many astrophysical objects and are now believed to be crucially important for the creation of phenomena on a wide variety of scales. However, the role of the magnetic field in the bodies that we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 L. J. Silvers

In this paper, we present a hands-on activity designed to verify the dependence of the magnetic force between two identical N35 neodymium disc magnets on their separation distance. Utilizing a weight-measuring device incorporating a…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-05-12 Sanjoy Kumar Pal , Pradipta Panchadhyayee

We propose the use of the Earth as a transducer for ultralight dark-matter detection. In particular we point out a novel signal of kinetically mixed dark-photon dark matter: a monochromatic oscillating magnetic field generated at the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-10-22 Michael A. Fedderke , Peter W. Graham , Derek F. Jackson Kimball , Saarik Kalia

Measurements of interplanetary magnetic fields have long relied on spacecraft measurements, which provide only in-situ sampling and therefore cannot capture the global magnetic structure. Faraday rotation of radio signals extends in-situ…

Space Physics · Physics 2026-05-28 Chuanpeng Hou , Huirong Yan , Siqi Zhao

Magnetism is very important in science and technology, from magnetic recording to energy generation to trapping cold atoms. Physicists have managed to master magnetism - to create and manipulate magnetic fields- almost at will.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-28 Alvaro Sanchez , Carles Navau , Jordi Prat , Du-Xing Chen

For magnetic field calculations, cylindrical permanent magnets are often approximated as ideal, azimuthally symmetric solenoids. Despite the frequent usage of this approximation, research papers demonstrating the validity and limitations of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-07-21 David Shulman

We describe magnetic field sensor based on spin wave interferometer. Its sensing element consists of a magnetic cross junction with four micro-antennas fabricated at the edges. Two of these antennas are used for spin wave excitation and two…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-11-28 M. Balynsky , D. Gutierrez , H. Chiang , A. Kozhevnikov , Y. Filimonov , A. A. Balandin , A. Khitun

The unknown constituents of the interior of our home planet have provoked the human imagination and driven scientific exploration. We herein demonstrate that large neutrino detectors could be used in the near future to significantly improve…

Geophysics · Physics 2015-10-23 Carsten Rott , Akimichi Taketa , Debanjan Bose

We use a tablet to determine experimentally the dependencies of the magnetic field (B) on the electrical current and on the axial distance from a coil (z). Our data shows a good precision on the inverse cubic dependence of the magnetic…

Physics Education · Physics 2015-06-19 Vitor O. M. Lara , Dayanne F. Amaral , Daiara Faria , Leonardo P. Vieira

In this paper, we briefly introduce the basic questions in the measurements of solar magnetic fields and the possible error sources due to the approximation of the theory of radiation transfer of spectral lines in the solar atmosphere. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-12-16 Hongqi Zhang

Nowadays, smartphones are not utilized for communications only. Smartphones are equipped with a lot of sensors that can be utilized for different purposes. For example, inertial sensors have been used extensively in recent years for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-01 Juraj Machaj , Peter Brida , Ondrej Krejcar , Milica Petkovic , Quingjiang Shi

Magnetic field is the key physical quantity in solar physics as it controls all kinds of solar activity, ranging from nanoflares to big flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). However, so far only the magnetic field on the solar surface…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-21 P. F. Chen

Magnetometry is an important tool prevalent in many applications such as fundamental research, material characterization and biological imaging. Atomic magnetometry conventionally makes use of two quantum states, the energy difference of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 Yotam Shapira , Yehonatan Dallal , Roee Ozeri , Ady Stern

The intense magnetic fields inferred from magnetars suggest they may be strong gravitational-wave emitters. Although emissions due to hydromagnetic deformations are more promising from a detection standpoint, exterior fields also contribute…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-09 Arthur G. Suvorov , Petros Stefanou , José A. Pons

Smartphones are equipped with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscope, and GPS in one cost-effective device with an acceptable level of accuracy. There have been some research studies carried out in terms of using smartphones to measure…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-03-01 Sayna Firoozi Yeganeh , Ahmadreza Mahmoudzadeh , Mohammad Amin Azizpour , Amir Golroo

Magnetometers, gyroscopes and accelerometers are commonly used sensors in a variety of applications. The paper proposes a novel gyroscope calibration method in the homogeneous magnetic field by the help of magnetometer. It is shown that,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-07-25 Yuanxin Wu , Ling Pei

Smartphone-based measurement platforms can collect data on human sensory function in an accessible manner. We developed a smartphone app that measures vibration perception thresholds by commanding vibrations with varying amplitudes and…

We propose an easy experiment that allows to determine the speed of sound through a simple time-of-flight measurement using two smartphones

Physics Education · Physics 2022-03-29 Sebastian Staacks , Simon Hütz , Heidrun Heinke , Christoph Stampfer

Smartphones equipped with sensors such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers offer valuable opportunities for physics education, allowing students to measure motion using their own devices. However, commonly used applications…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-03-06 Keita Nishioka , Yasuhiro Tanaka

The trajectory of an interplanetary spacecraft can be used to test gravitation in the Solar System. Its determination relies on radio tracking and is limited by the uncertainty on the spacecraft non-gravitational acceleration. The addition…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-09-16 Benjamin Lenoir , Bruno Christophe , Serge Reynaud
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