MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS

Abstract

Progress is reported on (1) the necessary low temperature apparatus and (2) the vibrating sample magnetometer to be used for pressure studies. Eddy current problems still have to be solved, as do methods for pressurizing the alkali metal. It is shown that distillation techniques are quite useful in reducing the ferromagnetic component in the total susceptibility of the alkali metals. This should permit more reliable values of the magnetic susceptibility to be determined and also provide the pure samples required for measurements of the change of susceptibility on meltings and on transformation at low temperatures. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0289067

Entities

People

  • E.w. Collings
  • F.t. Hedgcock
  • P.j. Flanders

Organizations

  • Franklin Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Alkaline Earth Metals
  • Distillation
  • Eddy Currents
  • Electrical Properties
  • Laboratory Magnetometers
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Metals

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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