About this ebook
This book is written to introduce experimental magnetism in a comprehensive manner to advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students pursuing studies in physics, material sciences, and engineering. It is an excellent resource providing an overview of the various experimental techniques in magnetism and magnetic materials. The text is partitioned into three parts. Part I deals with a brief history of magnetism and magnetic materials along with their role in modern society. A concise account of their current technological applications is also provided. Part II focusses on the basic phenomena of magnetism. Part III consists of chapters discussing a variety of experimental practices needed to study the microscopic as well as macroscopic aspects of different kinds of magnetic phenomena and materials.
About the author
S. B. Roy is emeritus professor at the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore, India. His research includes experimental and theoretical aspects of magnetism and superconductivity. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher in Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK and University of Florida, Gainesville, USA during 1986–1991. He has published more than 200 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and holds two US patents. He received Homi Bhabha Science Technology Award of Department of Atomic Energy, India in 2006. He was elected Fellow of Institute of Physics, UK in 2014.
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