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Quantum Design MPMS-3 SQUID Magnetometer

Quantum Design MPMS-3 SQUID Magnetometer Details

Clark Hall D19 (Primary Staff: Steve Kriske; Secondary Staff: Jon Shu)

Providing users with the sensitivity of a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device magnetometer and the choice of multiple measurement modes (traditional DC Scan, SQUID-VSM and AC Susceptibility), the Quantum Design MPMS-3 incorporates major advances in data acquisition, temperature control and magnetic field control with ≤10-8 emu sensitivity.

Specifications
  • SQUID sensitivity
  • 7 Tesla magnet
  • Maximum ramp rate: 700 Oe/sec
  • Temperature Range: 1.8 – 400 K
    • 300-1000 K with VSM Oven option
    • 0.42-1.8 K with low-temperature He3 option
  • 300 to 1.8 K cooling in <25 min.
  • DC, VSM, and AC Susceptibility measurement modes
  • Ultra-Low Field option (0.05 Oe precision up to 25 Oe)
  • Electrical Transport and Sample Rotator options

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