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In this paper, we describe a simple apparatus consisting of a scale, capable of a one milligram resolution, and a commonly obtainable magnet to measure magnetic forces. This simple apparatus is capable of measuring magnetic properties of…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-08-01 Jan A. Makkinje , George O. Zimmerman

The detection of environmental magnetic fields is well established by optically pumped atomic magnetometers. Another focus of magnetometry can be the research on magnetic or spin-active solid-state samples. Here we introduce a simple and…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-03-08 Daniel Arnold , Steven Siegel , Emily Grisanti , Jörg Wrachtrup , Ilja Gerhardt

In many applications, the ability to measure the vector information of a magnetic field with high spatial resolution and low cost is essential, but it is still a challenge for existing magnetometers composed of multiple sensors. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-05 Xin Chen , Hang Xie , Haoxuan Shen , Yihong Wu

Purpose: To describe the current properties and capabilities of an open-source hardware and software package that is being developed by many sites internationally with the aim of providing an inexpensive yet flexible platform for low-cost…

A (Ga,Mn)As nanoelectromechanical resonator is used to obtain the first direct measurement of magnetostriction in a dilute magnetic semiconductor. Field-dependent magnetoelastic stress induces shifts in resonance frequency that can be…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 S. C. Masmanidis , H. X. Tang , E. B. Myers , Mo Li , K. De Greve , G. Vermeulen , W. Van Roy , M. L. Roukes

An increasing number of measurements in fundamental and applied physics rely on magnetically shielded environments with sub nano-Tesla residual magnetic fields. State of the art magnetically shielded rooms (MSRs) consist of up to seven…

This study presents the development of an integrated device for measuring magnetoelastic resonance, utilizing a gain/phase detector and the Arduino platform. The device stands out for its simplicity, low cost, and efficiency. It employs the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-05 Wenderson R. F. Silva , Rafael O. R. R. Cunha , Joaquim B. S. Mendes

Due to their compact size and exceptional sensitivity at room temperature, magnetoresistance (MR) sensors have garnered considerable interest in numerous fields, particularly in the detection of weak magnetic signals in biological systems.…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-06-25 Jiahui Luo , Zhaojie Xu , Zhenhu Jin , Mixia Wang , Xinxia Cai , Jiamin Chen

Magnetic field sensors with high sensitivity and spatial resolution have profoundly impacted diverse applications ranging from geo-positioning and navigation to medical imaging, materials science, and space exploration. However, the use of…

Electromagnetic systems have been used extensively for the control magnetically actuated objects, such as in microrheology and microrobotics research. Therefore, optimizing the design of such systems is highly desired. Some of the features…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Max Sokolich , Max Sokolich , David Rivas , Markos Duey , Daniel Borsykowsky , Sambeeta Das

The spatial dependence of magnetic fields in simple configurations is an usual topic in introductory electromagnetism lessons, both in high school and in university courses. In typical experiments, magnetic fields are obtained taking…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-12-06 Martin Monteiro , Cecilia Stari , Cecilia Cabeza , Arturo C. Marti

Within this work a passive and wireless magnetic sensor, to monitor linear displacements is proposed. We exploit recent advances in 3D printing and fabricate a polymer bonded magnet with a spatially linear magnetic field component…

Very-low-field MRIs are becoming increasingly popular due to their portability and adaptability to different environments. They are being successfully used for various clinical applications, leading to a paradigm shift in the way imaging…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-12-24 Umberto Zanovello , Alessandro Arduino , Vittorio Basso , Luca Zilberti , Alessandro Sola , Andrea Agosto , Luca Toso , Oriano Bottauscio

Optical sensors can capture dynamic environments and derive depth information in near real-time. The quality of these digital reconstructions is determined by factors like illumination, surface and texture conditions, sensing speed and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-31 Simone Müller , Dieter Kranzlmüller

We measure the magnetic field produced by a linear octupole formed by four magnets placed in such a way that both their magnetic moments and their quadrupole moments cancel each other. The magnetic field is measured with the magnetic sensor…

Physics Education · Physics 2024-07-30 E. Arribas , I. Escobar , R. Ramirez-Vazquez , A. C. Marti , M. Monteiro , C. Stari , A. Belendez

We present a new approach to tracking of radiation sources moving on smooth trajectories which can be approximated with piece-wise linear joins or piece-wise linear parabolas. We employ the use of cheap binary proximity sensors which only…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-08-03 Henry E. Baidoo-Williams

Sensitive magnetometers have been applied in a wide range of research fields, including geophysical exploration, bio-magnetic field detection, ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance, etc. Commonly, magnetometers are directly placed at…

In the development of any type of magnetic field sensor based on magnetic films, special consideration must be given to the magnetic layer component. The presented work investigates the use of flux closing magnetostrictive multilayers for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-11 L. Thormählen , P. Hayes , E. Elzenheimer , E. Spetzler , J. McCord , G. Schmidt , M. Höft , D. Meyners , E. Quandt

This paper presents the design and experimental characterization of a 1 T electromagnet tailored to meet the demands of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system conceived for spatial resolutions at the level of tens of microns. For high…

The design and operation of a homemade low cost vibrating sample magnetometer is described here. The sensitivity of this instrument is better than 10-2 emu and found to be very efficient for the measurement of magnetization of most of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-28 S. Kundu , T. K. Nath