Study on Superconducting Levitation System for Gravity Measurement

A high precision superconducting levitation system for gravity measurement has been developed, which used the levitation of a superconducting sphere by the magnetic field of two superconducting coils. The magnetic levitation is designed to provide independent adjustment of the levitating force and the force gradient. A Gifford-McMahon (GM) cryocooler is employed to cool down the system. This paper reviews the construction and operating characteristics of the system. The test results show that the earth tide signal was detected by the system.