A simple vibrating sample magnetometer for macroscopic samples

We here present a simple model of a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The system allows recording magnetization curves at room temperature with a resolution of the order of 0.01 emu and is appropriated for macroscopic samples. The setup can be mounted with different configurations depending on the requirements of the sample to be measured (mass, saturation magnetization, saturation field, etc.). We also include here examples of curves obtained with our setup and comparison curves measured with a standard commercial VSM that confirms the reliability of our device.This work has been supported by the Ministerio Español de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), MAT2015-67557-C2-1-P, S2013/MIT-2850 NANOFRONTMAG, and by the European Commission through the project AMPHIBIAN (No. H2020-NMBP-2016-720853). V.L.D and M.A.G. acknowledge financial support from BBVA foundation.Peer reviewe

A simple vibrating sample magnetometer for macroscopic samples

We here present a simple model of a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The system allows recording magnetization curves at room temperature with a resolution of the order of 0.01 emu and is appropriated for macroscopic samples. The setup can be mounted with different configurations depending on the requirements of the sample to be measured (mass, saturation magnetization, saturation field, etc.). We also include here examples of curves obtained with our setup and comparison curves measured with a standard commercial VSM that confirms the reliability of our device.Fil: Lopez Dominguez, Virginia Elena. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; España. Northwestern University; Estados UnidosFil: Quesada, A.. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; EspañaFil: Guzmán Mínguez, J. C.. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; EspañaFil: Moreno, L.. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; EspañaFil: Lere, Martin Enrique. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales; ArgentinaFil: Spottorno, J.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: Giacomone, Mariel. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: Fernández, J. F.. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; EspañaFil: Hernando, A.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; EspañaFil: García, M. A.. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España. Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio de Madrid; Españ