Abstract
Using quasistatic harmonic excitations, we have measured the lateral force between a permanent magnet and a Bi-based ceramic high-Tc superconductor (HTSC) for lateral displacement amplitudes down to 1 μm. We find clear evidence for a transition from elastic (nondissipative) to inelastic interaction, and attribute the effect to flux pinning. The crossover amplitude can easily reach several micrometers, with the consequence that the lateral disturbance of a levitated magnet will decay to this amplitude, whereas further damping will be extremely slow. For applications of HTSCs in magnetic bearing systems this can be a very relevant aspect of the interaction, and it can set the limit for precision positioning of levitated objects.
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