Design and construction of 3D Helmholtz coil system to calibrate 3D Hall probes

Abstract

In this paper we present the design of a system of 3D Helmholtz coils aimed to generate a magnetic field in any direction in a controlled way. The system is intended to be applied to the detailed characterisation of the response of 3D Hall probes as a function of the orientation of the measured field. The system will generate magnetic fields of up to 5 mT with an expected angular precision of 0.2 mrad.