# Can iron core from solenoid be diamagnetic?

So... we were measuring RLC circuit, and while we inserted core into solenoid, the amplitude on osciloscope decreased. It would imply, that the core is diamagnetic. But it is original core from PHYWE solenoid and I don´t see a reason, to create solenoid with diamagnetic core. I´ve heard, that FeII could be diamagnetic, so is it posible, that iron core can change to be diamagnetic? I´m going to measure density of the core next time, just to be sure, that it really is iron.

• Amplitude of what decreased? You can measure voltage, current, etc. with an oscilloscope. Nov 30 '15 at 15:48
• Amplitude of current. Nov 30 '15 at 16:05
• "It would imply, that the core is diamagnetic." Why do you think that? If it was static current, I would expect it to decrease after ferromagnetic core is inserted into the solenoid - the process extracts energy from the system at the expense of EM energy. Nov 30 '15 at 21:19
• Well... solenoid in RLC circuit is like mass in LHO. Higher L means bigger amplitude. And if you put para/feromagnetic core in solenoid, L increase... That´s what I was told. Dec 1 '15 at 13:08

• @Pedro Please post something here if you do find what the problem is. Surely if you change L by a factor $\mu_r$ for Fe, then the resonant frequency should be very different? Dec 1 '15 at 13:16