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Realistic applications in metal detection involve multiple inhomogeneous conducting permeable objects and the aim of this paper is to characterise such objects by polarizability tensors. We show that, for the eddy current model, the leading…
We use a radio-frequency $^{85}$Rb alkali-vapor cell magnetometer based on a paraffin-coated cell with long spin-coherence time and a small, low-inductance driving coil to create highly resolved conductivity maps of different objects. We…
Eddy currents induced in electrically conductive objects can be used to locate metallic objects as well as to assess the properties of materials non-destructively without physical contact. This technique is useful for material…
We present a new complete asymptotic expansion for the low frequency time-harmonic magnetic field perturbation caused by the presence of a conducting (permeable) object as its size tends to zero for the eddy current regime of Maxwell's…
Detection and imaging of an electrically conductive object at a distance can be achieved by inducing eddy currents in it and measuring the associated magnetic field. We have detected low-conductivity objects with an optical magnetometer…
We present a comprehensive numerical analysis of alternative transient eddy-current flowmetering methods for liquid metals. This type of flowmeter operates by tracking eddy-current markers excited by the magnetic field pulses in the flow of…
In this paper we introduce an efficient algorithm for identifying conductive objects using induction data derived from eddy currents. Our method consists of first extracting geometric features from the induction data and then matching them…
Current mathematical models for identifying highly conducting buried objects in metal detection assume that the soil is non-conducting and has the same permeability as free space. However, although the electrical conductivity of soil is…
The goal of this paper is to contribute to the field of nondestructive testing by eddy currents. We provide a mathematical analysis and a numerical framework for simulating the imaging of arbitrarily shaped small volume conductive…
Computing the electric eddy currents in non-linear materials, such as superconductors, is \E{not straightforward}. The design of superconducting magnets and power applications needs electromagnetic computer modeling, being in many cases a…
Accurate characterisation of small defects remains a challenge in non-destructive testing (NDT). In this paper, a principle-component parametric-manifold mapping approach is applied to single-frequency eddy-current defect characterisation…
Non-destructive eddy current testing of defects in metal plates using the magnetic resonance signal of a radio-frequency atomic magnetometer is demonstrated. The shape and amplitude of the spatial profile of signal features that correspond…
Exchange-coupled nonmagnetic (NM) and ferromagnetic (FM) conducting multilayers are crucial for microwave spintronic devices of the future. We demonstrate, experimentally and theoretically, that in broadband measurements of ferromagnetic…
Coarse resolution numerical ocean models must typically include a parameterisation for mesoscale turbulence. A common recipe for such parameterisations is to invoke down-gradient mixing, or diffusion, of some tracer quantity, such as…
The inductive response of an object to an oscillating magnetic field reveals information about its electrical conductivity and magnetic permeability. Here we introduce a technique that uses measurements of the angular, frequency and spatial…
The large-scale features of the global ocean circulation and the sensitivity of these features with respect to forcing changes are critically dependent upon the influence of the mesoscale eddy field. One such feature, observed in numerical…
We present a concept and test results of an eddy-current flowmeter for liquid metals. The flow rate is determined by applying a weak ac magnetic field to a liquid metal flow and measuring the flow-induced phase disturbance in the external…
Electrically conductive objects can be detected using the principle of electromagnetic induction where a primary oscillating magnetic field induces eddy currents in the object, which in turn produce a secondary magnetic field that can be…
Eddy current separation (ECS) is a process used throughout the scrap recycling industry for separating nonferrous metals from nonmetallic fluff. To date, however, the physical theory of ECS has generally been limited to empirical…
Levitation of macroscopic objects in a vacuum is key towards the development of high-precision inertial sensors and pressure sensors, as well as towards the fundamental studies of quantum mechanics and its relation to gravity. Diamagnetic…