Abstract:
Repulsive and attractive forces are both possible between a superconducting sample and a permanent magnet, and they can give rise to magnetic levitation or free-suspension phenomena, respectively. We show experiments to quantify this magnetic interaction, which represents a promising field with regard to short-term technological applications of high temperature superconductors. The measuring technique employs an electronic balance and a rare-earth magnet that induces a magnetic moment in a melt-textured YBa2Cu3O7 superconductor immersed in liquid nitrogen. The simple design of the experiments allows a fast and easy implementation in the advanced physics laboratory with a minimum cost. Actual levitation and suspension demonstrations can be done simultaneously as a help to interpret magnetic force measurements. © 1999 American Association of Physics Teachers.
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Valenzuela, S.O., Jorge, G.A. & Rodríguez, E.
(1999)
. Measuring the interaction force between a high temperature superconductor and a permanent magnet. American Journal of Physics, 67(11), 1001-1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19160---------- CHICAGO ----------
Valenzuela, S.O., Jorge, G.A., Rodríguez, E.
"Measuring the interaction force between a high temperature superconductor and a permanent magnet"
. American Journal of Physics 67, no. 11
(1999) : 1001-1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19160---------- MLA ----------
Valenzuela, S.O., Jorge, G.A., Rodríguez, E.
"Measuring the interaction force between a high temperature superconductor and a permanent magnet"
. American Journal of Physics, vol. 67, no. 11, 1999, pp. 1001-1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19160---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Valenzuela, S.O., Jorge, G.A., Rodríguez, E. Measuring the interaction force between a high temperature superconductor and a permanent magnet. Am. J. Phys. 1999;67(11):1001-1006.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.19160