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MICROSCOPE COMPATIBLE COILS FOR GENERATION OF THE UNIFORM FLAT ROTATING

MAGNETIC FIELD.
A. K. Andreev
Sirindhom International Institute of Technology, EE Department, Thammasat University,
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P.O. Box 22, Thammasat Rangsit Post Office, Pathum Thani 12121, Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract
Th~spaper describes highly effective coils for generating
uniform rotating magnetic field with free optical access to
a specimen. The coils consist of the two main mutually
perpendicularrectangular coils, inserted one into the other.
To make the W o r m flat field over the coils' surface,
special correcting coils are used.
Introduction.
Accuracy of measurements of the magnetic and magneto-
optic parameters of the thin magnetic films and crystals
depend on uniformity of the acting magnetic field. With
precision measurements air coils can be used. A uniform
field is usually created by a set of Helmholtz coils [l], [2].
This type of coil produces a uniform field in volume
between the coils, while for investigation of the thin
magnetic specimens a flat in-plain field is needed. To
achieve hlgh spatial resolution on a large area an objective
lens must be inserted inside the Helmholtz coils and the
coil size is increased. These coils have a low coefficient of
has a rectangular square top view and the dimensions 2ax
2bx2c=2.5x 1.6x2.5cm3. To illustmte the correcting
method we use a simplified mathematical model when
correcting coils are presented by straight and back thin
infinite wires are symmetric about the main coil. The
current on the top surface of the main coil and straight
correcting wires point in the same direction. Correcting
current Z am equal to 42.3 A. The position of the d o r m
field plane is A=l mm over the top surface of the main
coil. The distance between the pairs of the straight and
back wires is equal to 2L1=2.8cm and 2L2 = 4.0 cm
respectively and they are spaced on dl=2mm and
d2=0.19" below the W o r m field plane.
Results and Discussion.
Results of the aligning the vertical Hy- and in-plane Hz-
components of the magnetic field on central line of the
field plane along Z -direction are shown in Fig.2a and
Fig.2 b.
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the efficiency (K=[Oe/A.turn]) and causes heating of the
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describes the water-culled coils for generation of a high
uniform in-plane rotating field over a flat coil surface. The A
proposed technical solution provides a high coefficient of E -_ j la\
the efficiency on a large working area. High spatial
resolution is achieved using an incident light microscope.
Intensity of the field decreases with distance from coils
and heating of the objective is low.
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The coil arranEement.

The central cross section of the one set of the coils is

shown in Fig. 1.
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Fig.1. Magnetic coil set cross section. X-axis (2a size of z
the main coil) is perpendicular into the page and Distance f" center of the coil (un)
represented by 8. 1 - the main coil. 2 - correcting wires. Fig.2. Components of the field due to: the main coil 1, -
straight correcting wires - 2 and resulting field 3. -
The main coil with surface current densityj = 30 A/" (a) - Vertical Hy, and (b) - horizontal Hz components.

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The solid, dotted and solid bold lines indicate components
of the field due to the main coil, the straight correcting
wire and the resulting magnetic field, respectively. The
field due to the back wire is not shown in Figures. The
maximal value of the resulting field Hz max = 83.12 Oe.
Fig. 2 (a) and Fig. 2 (b) shows that correcting coils align
vertical component of the main coil Hy to zero and
improve the uniformity of the horizontal component Hz
simultaneously.
Two-dimensional distribution the component Hy
in the field plane of the main uncompensated coil and
resulting field with compensating wires are shown in Fig.
3a,b.
-1 -OS 0 15 i layer) N=60. The diameter of wires D=0.41 mm.
Z Correcting rectangular coils with length in X-direction 2.5
Z References
Fig.3. Z-X contour plots the vertical Hy - components the
magnetic field in the central area 2.0x2.0 cm2 of the field
plane over the main coil. (a) Hy - component of the main
coil. (b) Resulting Hy - component.
The corresponding distribution of the resulting
horizontal Hz-component is shown in Fig.4.
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Fig.4. Z-X contour plot the resulting in plane Hz -
component of the magnetic field.
Analysis of Fig. 3 shows that uniformity of the Hy on the
area 1 cm2 is better then 1.5 Oe and amounts to 1.8% of
the horizontal field Hz. The uniformity of the Hz on the
same area is 3.75%. The proposed coils have not yet been
correctly calculated and parameters of the coils can be
improved by solving the optimization problem.
The correcting method has been used for
construction water-culled coils with the above-mentioned
dimensions. The number of turns per one main coil (single
cm consist of 25 turns each. The position of the correcting
coils has been matched empirically. The inductance of the
one coil system (main coil and correcting coils, connected
in series) is equal to 56 pH. With current equal to 12.5 A
(density of current 31.25 "m2) the coils produce an 86.6
Oe rotating magnetic field. Uniformity of Hy and Hz on
area 1.4x1.4 cmz 1 mm above the coil surface is equal to
about 2% and 3.2%, respectively. The frequency of the
rotating field exceeds 300KHz in series resonant mode.
Conclusion
The coils, described in t l u s paper, have been used
for studying the submicron cylindrical magnetic domain
memory and the large area thin magnetic film's optical
characteristics. On aggregate parameters these coils offer
sigmticant advantages over other coils for the generation
of the flat rotating field that we know.
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