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Lake Shore Model 421 Gaussmeter User’s Manual
5-8
Accessories and Probes
5.3 HELMHOLTZ COIL LOW FIELD STANDARDS
Lake Shore offers three Helmholtz coils: 2.5-, 6-, and 12-inch diameter. Check the latest Lake Shore
brochures or our website for any recent additions to this line.
These coils are accurately calibrated using field standards maintained at Lake Shore. Most standards
are traceable to physical standards such as a coil of carefully controlled dimensions, or in some cases,
to proton resonance. The field strengths are measured on the basis of the field generated by a current
through the coil.
When combined with a customer-supplied power supply, these coils can be used as low-field reference
magnets to compliment our set of standard reference magnets (defined in Paragraph 5.4). The power
supply must be capable of 2 A output and a constant-current mode is recommended.
MH-2.5
MH-6
MH-12
Inside Diameter
2.5 inches
6 inches
12 inches
Field Accuracy
±0.5%
Field Strength
≈
30 G @ 1 A
≈
25 G @ 1 A
≈
12 G @ 1 A
Field Homogeneity
0.5% within a
cylindrical volume
0.75" long, 0.75"
diameter, located at
center of coil
0.5% within a
cylindrical volume
1.6" long, 1.6"
diameter, located at
center of coil
0.5% within a
cylindrical volume
3.2" long, 3.2"
diameter, located at
center of coil
Coil Resistance/Inductance
≈
3
Ω
/ 6.3 mH
≈
10
Ω
/ 36 mH
≈
20
Ω
/ 93 mH
Maximum Continuous Current
2 A DC or AC RMS
Operating Temperature Range
10 to 40
°
C (50 to 104 °F)
P-421-5-08.bmp
Figure 5-8. Model MH-2.5 Helmholtz Coil