Apparatus for characterizing conductivity of materials by measuring the effect of induced shielding currents therein

Patent · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867819

Doss, James D ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

Apparatus and method for noncontact, radio-frequency shielding current characterization of materials. Self- or mutual inductance changes in one or more inductive elements, respectively, occur when materials capable of supporting shielding currents are placed in proximity thereto, or undergo change in resistivity while in place. Such changes can be observed by incorporating the inductor(s) in a resonant circuit and determining the frequency of oscillation or by measuring the voltage induced on a coupled inductive element. The present invention is useful for determining the critical temperature and superconducting transition width for superconducting samples.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: University of California (Alameda, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5015952
• OSTI ID: 867819
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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