The effective susceptibility of a paramagnetic powder
The effective susceptibility (that is, the magnetic moment divided by the external magnetic field) of a paramagnetic powder loosely packed into an ellipsoidal container has been measured against the vapour pressure of liquid helium, and hence, using the results of the preceding paper, against the susceptibility of the compact salt. The definition of the ‘Curie’ temperature scale is based on the latter, and it is found that the correction to be applied in calculating the Curie temperature from the effective susceptibility of the powder agrees with that given by a theoretical expression derived from Breit’s calculation of the demagnetizing field of a powder. This is of importance both in experiments using a loosely packed powder and in experiments using a paramagnetic powder mixed with a non-magnetic material.