MicroSense VSM – Vibrating Sample Magnetometer

MicroSense, previously known as ADE, is the leading supplier of high sensitivity Vibrating Sample Magnetometers for magnetic measurement.  Until the company was sold in November, 2009, we were a subsidiary of KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor wafer defect inspection and metrology tools.

MicroSense Vibrating Sample Magnetometers (VSM) are the easiest to use and most sensitive vibrating sample magnetometers available. Whether you are measuring magnetic moment and coercivity of thin films or studying the magnetic problems of liquids, powders, or bulk samples, the MicroSense VSMs will give you the most accurate magnetic measurements.

The MicroSense VSMs are suitable for measuring samples with a very low coercivity as well as samples with high coercivities. The unrivaled real-time field control system low noise performance makes measurements possible on samples that cannot be measured in other commercial electromagnet based VSM, while allowing application of a high saturating field in the same measurement.

The system noise equals or beats competing systems at any gap and especially at the gaps where most users will use the system most frequently, the noise is considerably lower than the noise of competing systems. This combined with the larger sample space inside the oven/cryostat systems, the Signal to Noise Ratio is typically 2 to 5 and in some cases up to 10 times better.

All MicroSense VSMs use an ultra low noise air-cooled magnet power supply which is safer and more reliable than most water cooled power supply designs.

MicroSense VSM Models

Features of the MicroSense VSMs

• 1 x 10-7 emu noise
• 5 x 10-7 emu noise at gap large enough to fit the temperature chamber
• Fields to > 3.2 tesla
• Lowest field noise: less than 5 mOe RMS
• Temperature options from 4.2K to 1050K
• Automatic Rotation and Vector
• 3 systems in one: VSM, Torque and Magneto Resistance
• Fast and Easy to use with oven/cryostat always installed on the measurement system and ready for use
• Air Cooled Magnet Power Supply