Barkhausen

British

/ ˈbarkhaʊzən /

noun

Heinrich Georg . 1881–1956, German physicist; discovered that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps (the Barkhausen effect )

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By wrapping a coil around a magnetic material and attaching it to a loudspeaker, he showed that these jumps in magnetism can be heard as a crackling sound, known today as Barkhausen noise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

As the groups of spins flip, one after the other, a series of voltage spikes is observed, i.e. the Barkhausen noise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

They wrapped a coil around it, applied a magnetic field, and then measured brief jumps in voltage, not unlike what Barkhausen did in 1919 in his more simplified experiment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

This avalanche effect was first demonstrated in magnets by the physicist Heinrich Barkhausen in 1919.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

Barkhausen, G. H. Tagebuch eines Rheinbund-Offiziers aus dem Feldzuge gegen Spanien und w�hrend spanischer und englischer Kriegsgefangenschaft. 1808-14.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

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