An efficient calibration method for SQUID measurement system using three orthogonal Helmholtz coils

For a practical superconducting quantum interference device（SQUID） based measurement system,the Tesla/volt coefficient must be accurately calibrated.In this paper,we propose a highly efficient method of calibrating a SQUID magnetometer system using three orthogonal Helmholtz coils.The Tesla/volt coefficient is regarded as the magnitude of a vector pointing to the normal direction of the pickup coil.By applying magnetic fields through a three-dimensional Helmholtz coil,the Tesla/volt coefficient can be directly calculated from magnetometer responses to the three orthogonally applied magnetic fields.Calibration with alternating current（AC） field is normally used for better signal-to-noise ratio in noisy urban environments and the results are compared with the direct current（DC） calibration to avoid possible effects due to eddy current.In our experiment,a calibration relative error of about 6.89 × 10-4is obtained,and the error is mainly caused by the non-orthogonality of three axes of the Helmholtz coils.The method does not need precise alignment of the magnetometer inside the Helmholtz coil.It can be used for the multichannel magnetometer system calibration effectively and accurately.

Determining the Charge-to-Mass Ratio of the Electron

The aim of this lab was to determine an experimental value for the charge-to-mass ratio e/me of the electron. In order to do this, an assembly consisting of Helmholtz coils and a helium-filled fine beam tube containing an electron gun was used. Electrons were accelerated from rest by the electron gun at a voltage of 201.3 V kept constant across trials. When the accelerated electrons collided with the helium atoms in the fine beam tube, the helium atoms entered an excited state and released energy as light. Since the Helmholtz coils put the electrons into centripetal motion, this resulted in a circular beam of light, the radius of which was measured by taking a picture and using photo analysis. This procedure was used to test currents through the Helmholtz coils ranging from 1.3 A to 1.7 A in increments of 0.1 A. Using a linearization of these data, the experimental value for the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron was found to be 1.850 × 1011 C/kg, bounded between 1.440 × 1011 C/kg and 2.465 × 1011 C/kg. This range of values includes the accepted value of 1.759 × 1011 C/kg, and yields a percent error of 5.17%. The rather low percent error is a testament to the accuracy of this procedure. During this experiment, the orientation of the ambient magnetic field due to the Earth at the center of the apparatus was not considered. In the future, it would be worthwhile to repeat this procedure, taking care to position the Helmholtz coils in such a way to negate the effects of the Earth’s magnetic field on the centripetal motion of electrons.

Characterization of Deciliation-Regeneration Process of Tetrahymena Pyriformis for Cellular Robot Fabrication

magnetotactic Tetrahymena pyriformis GL （T. pyriformis） cells were created by the internalization of iron oxide nano particles and became controllable with a time-varying external magnetic field. Thus, T. pyriformis can be utilized as a cellular robot to conduct micro-scale tasks such as transportation and manipulation. To complete these tasks, loading inorganic or organic materials onto the cell body is essential, but functionalization of the cell membrane is obstructed by their motile organelles, cilia. Dibucaine HC1, a local anesthetic, removes the cilia from the cell body, and the functional group would be absorbed more efficiently during cilia regeneration. In this paper, we characterize the recovery of artificial magnetotactic T. pyriformis after the deciliation process to optimize a cellular robot fabrication process. After sufficient time to recover, the motility rate and the average velocity of the deciliated cells were six and ten percent lower than that of non-deciliated cells, respectively. We showed that the motile cells after recovery can still be controlled using magnetotaxis, making T. pyrfformis a good candidate to be used as a celIular robot.

Single-blockmeasurement for the cryogenic permanent magnet undulator sorting

Purpose The magnet sorting is a standard step in the undulator fabrication procedure.The shortest undulators period used in the High Energy Photon Source(HEPS)is only 12 mm.To the short period undulator,the sorting may be more important than the long-period undulator.Normally,the Helmholtz measurement is used as the input for the work.It is the averaged orthogonal magnetization of each block.In order to investigate whether the Helmholtz coil measurement is enough for the sorting,a careful study has been made.Method Firstly,a magnetic camera was used to scan the 3D surface field of a magnet.Afterward,its field integral ismeasured by the stretched wire.In the measurement,the magnetwas placed at different statuses.The results were checked to seewhether they are consistent with expected features supposing a homogeneous magnetized block.Finally,the results measured by the Helmholtz coil and the stretched wire were compared.Results The surface field scan demonstrates that the field over a magnet block is inhomogeneous.Moreover,the field integral measurement by the stretched wire also shows big difference when the different magnet sides toward thewire.The comparison between the stretched wire and the Helmholtz coil measurement shows no correlation.Conclusion The study presented in this paper reveals that the homogeneity of the magnetization is imperfect.Therefore,the Helmholtz coil data are insufficient to the short-period undulators sorting.