Main directions of research:

• Contactless excitation of ultrasound in metals and magnetics.
• Elastic properties of semimagnetic semiconductors.
• Magnetic properties of intermetallics.
• Magnetic structures in rare-earth metals.

Staff:

• Prof. Yu.P. Gaidukov
• Dr. N.P. Danilova
• Dr. V.N. Nikiforov
• Dr. A.Vl. Andrianov
• N.A. Vassilieva

Tools for research available in the lab:

• Magnetic fields up to 3T (electromagnet); up to 10T (superconducting solenoid).
• Temperatures 2-300K.
• Spectrum analyzer (frequency range 100kHz-100MHz).
• Low frequency AC magnetic measurements.
• Noncontact ultrasound excitation.
• Uniaxial load of the samples.