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Title: Additively Manufactured NdFeB Polyphenylene Sulfide Halbach Magnets to Generate Variable Magnetic Fields for Neutron Reflectometry

Journal Article · · 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States).
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Halbach arrays are the most efficient closed structures for generating directed magnetic fields and gradients, and are widely used in various electric machines. We utilized fused deposition modeling-based Big Area Additive Manufacturing technology to print customized, compensated concentric Halbach array rings, using polyphenylene sulfide-bonded NdFeB permanent magnets for polarized neutron reflectometry. The Halbach rings could generate a 0 ≤ B ≤ 0.30 T field, while preserving 90% polarization of an axial neutron beam. Polarized neutron beams are used to study a wide range of structural and magnetic phenomena spanning physics, chemistry, and biology. In this study, we demonstrate the effectiveness of additive manufacturing for producing prototype Halbach arrays, characterize their magnetic properties, and generated magnetic fields, and discuss the conservation of neutron beam polarization as a function of magnetic field.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Manufacturing Office; State University of New York (SUNY); University of Tennessee-Battelle
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1884026
Journal Information:
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Journal Name: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 9; ISSN 2329-7662
Publisher:
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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