Dynamic Behavior Analysis of Crystal with Magnetic Anisotropy under Imposition of Rotating Magnetic Field

Abstract

The alignment behavior of a crystal with a magnetic anisotropy of χc < χa under the imposition of a rotating magnetic field has been investigated by numerical calculation. The promotion of the crystal alignment when the projection of the magnetically hard axis on the magnetic field rotating plane is parallel to the magnetic field direction and its suppression when the magnetically hard axis is perpendicular to the magnetic field direction can be explained by the fact that the direction of the driving torque acting on the crystal minimizes the magnetic energy. Non dimensional alignment time normalized by the alignment time under the imposition of a static field is constant in the out-of-step region where the crystal cannot follow the magnetic field rotation during its alignment. The initial phase difference between the projection of the magnetically hard axis on the magnetic field rotating plane and its direction hardly affects the alignment time in the out-of-step region but strongly affects that in the synchronous region where the crystal rotation synchronous with the magnetic field rotation. A crystal aligns quickly if the initial phase difference is between 0 and 90° in the synchronous region. The minimum alignment time is the same as that under the imposition of a static field.