Wolfson Centre for Magnetics
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Wolfson Centre for Magnetics is a research and knowledge centre operating within School of Engineering at Cardiff University.
Members of Wolfson Centre for Magnetics in front of School of Engineering (Cardiff University)
An example of a measuring system
A system for production of amorphous microwires
Left to right: Dr David Grant (Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University), Prof. Jack E. Thompson (first director of WCM from 1969 to 1990), Prof. David Jiles (director of WCM, from 2005 until present) and Prof. Anthony J. Moses (director of WCM from 1990 to 2005)
Mu-metal
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Mu-metal, or μ-metal, is a soft nickel–iron ferromagnetic alloy with very high permeability, which is used for shielding sensitive electronic equipment against static or low-frequency magnetic fields.
Wolfson Centre for Magnetics
…of sheet materials under DC and low frequency magnetic fields can also be assessed. Low levels of ambient magnetic field are attained using a 5 layer Mumetal enclosure. Various coil systems and highly sensitive field sensors may be used for the calibration of novel magnetic sensors. Acoustic noise emanating…
Assortment of mu-metal shapes used in electronics, 1951
Five-layer mu-metal box. Each layer is about 5 mm thick. It reduces the effect of the Earth's magnetic field inside by a factor of 1500.
Mu-metal shields for cathode-ray tubes (CRTs) used in oscilloscopes, from a 1945 electronics magazine