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Abstract

A magnetometer based on Hall effect sensors was developed using a 1020 steel base, two magnets (K&J Magnetics, Pipersville, PA, USA), and two Hall effect sensors: MLX-90215 (Melexis Inc., San Jose, CA, USA) and AD-AD22151 (Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA, USA). Both sensors were assembled on an acrylic support and powered with a 5-volt battery. The readings can be taken using bench multimeters (HP 34401A or Iminipa ET-2042D). The magnetometer records magnetic hysteresis loop and saturation by applying a field of up to 0.33 T at room temperature. The device was tested using magnetic hysteresis data from samples of 99% pure nickel sphere and magnetite microparticles. A dipole magnetic model was used to obtain the moment of the samples. The sensor used for reading the induced magnetic field of the sample AD-AD22151 has a sensitivity can be adjusted from to 110 mV/mT. This device is cheap, versatile, and easy to build, and despite its low accuracy, when compared to commercial equipment, it can be useful in low-budget teaching and research laboratories.

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Title
A Simple Portable Magnetometer Based on Magnets and Hall-Effect Sensors Capable of Measuring Magnetic Properties
Author
Jefferson F D F Araujo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Junior, Eloi B M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mendoza, Leonardo A F 3 

 Department of Physics, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-900, Brazil 
 Department of Physics, Federal University of Viçosa—UFV, Viçosa 36570-900, Brazil 
 Department of Electrical Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro—UERJ, Rio de Janeiro 20550-900, Brazil 
First page
12565
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20763417
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2756662965
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.