ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
An automated system for determinations of transport current–voltage (I–V) characteristics as a function of temperature (25–125 K), magnetic field (0–1.6 T), and magnetic field orientation (−125 to +145°) is described. Currents of up to 100 A are applied either as a continuous ramp or as pulses of 2–100 ms duration. A closed-cycle helium refrigerator provides a rapid (∼45 min), convenient, cost effective, cooldown from 300 to 25 K. Control of current, temperature, magnetic field, and field orientation is fully automated and requires no user interaction. The characterization of performance of a ceramic superconductor typically involves several temperatures, fields, and orientations and requires 8–30 h to complete. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1147443
