Baking effect for NdFeB magnets against demagnetization induced by high-energy electrons

Abstract The effect of thermal stabilization (pre-baking at 142°C) on the sensitivity of neodymium–iron–boron (Nd 2 Fe 14 B) magnets to irradiation was studied. Thermally stabilized magnets showed higher resistance to irradiation with 2.0 GeV electrons: their demagnetization curves decrease linearly with respect to the number of electrons, and with a demagnetization rate remarkably smaller than that of the unbaked magnets.