Handbook of Magnetic Measurements

While magnetic devices are used in a range of applications, the availability of up-to-date books on magnetic measurements is quite limited. Collecting state-of-the-art knowledge from information scattered throughout the literature, Handbook of Magnetic Measurements covers a wide spectrum of topics pertaining to magnetic measurements. It describes magnetic materials and sensors, the testing of magnetic materials, and applications of magnetic measurements.

Suitable for specialists as well as readers with minimal knowledge of magnetic measurements, the book begins with an easy-to-follow introduction to the essentials of magnetic measurements. It then offers a comprehensive review of various modern magnetic materials, such as soft and hard magnetic materials and thin magnetic films. The text also describes all commonly used magnetic field sensors, including inductive, fluxgate, Hall, magnetoresistive, resonance, SQUID, magnetoelastic, and magnetooptical sensors. The final chapters discuss the nondestructive testing of materials and explore applications related to magnetic measurements, including magnetic diagnostics in medicine, magnetoarcheology, and magnetic imaging.

A thorough overview of magnetic measurements, this handbook helps readers navigate the sometimes impenetrable terms of the field. It also assists them in the quest to design electromagnetic devices in a more effective way.

S. Tumanski is a professor of electrical measurements at Warsaw University of Technology. He is the author of Principles of Electrical Measurements (CRC Press, 2006) and Thin Film Magnetoresistive Sensors (CRC Press, 2001). Active for many years in industrial and magnetic measurements, Dr. Tumanski developed the scanning system of magnetic field known as magnetovision, which can be used for the nondestructive testing of electrical steel.

Introduction to Magnetic Measurements

Fundamentals of Magnetic Measurements

Historical Background
Main Terms
The Magnetization Process of Ferromagnetic Materials
Anisotropy and Texture
Electromagnetic Loss
Influence of the Magnetic Field on Physical Properties of a Material
Magnetic Resonance
Superconductivity Used in Magnetic Measurements
Main Rules of Magnetics
The Physical Principles of Magnetism
The Magnetic Hysteresis
Sources of a Magnetic Field
The Samples and Circuits of the Material under Test
Magnetic Shielding

Magnetic Materials

Soft Magnetic Materials: General Information
Silicon Iron Electrical Steel
Nickel- and Cobalt-Based Alloys
Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Alloys
Soft Ferrites
Hard Magnetic Materials
Special Magnetic Materials

Magnetic Sensors

General Remarks
Induction Sensors
Fluxgate Sensors
Magnetoresistive and Magnetoimpedance Sensors
Hall-Effect Sensors
Resonance Sensors
SQUID Sensors
Resonance Sensors and Magnetometers
Other Magnetic Sensors

Testing of Magnetic Materials

AC Testing of Soft Magnetic Materials
DC Testing of Soft Magnetic Materials
Testing of Hard Magnetic Materials
Special Methods of Testing of Magnetic Materials

Magnetic Field Measurements and Their Applications

Environment Magnetic Fields
Applications of Magnetic Field Measurements
Magnetic Diagnostics

Index

References appear at the end of each chapter.