InAs and GaAs Hall sensor specifications

Axial Hall sensors

	HGA-2010✝	HGA-2302	HGA-2303	HGA-3010	HGA-3030
Description	General purpose axial; high sensitivity	General purpose axial; 3.30 mm (0.13 in) diameter	General purpose axial; 4.95 mm (0.195 in) diameter	Instrumentation quality axial; low temperature coefficient; phenolic package	Instrumentation quality axial; phenolic package
	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Active area (approx)	0.127 × 0.127 mm (0.005 × 0.005 in) square	0.51 × 1.02 mm (0.020 × 0.040 in) rectangle	0.51 × 1.02 mm (0.020 × 0.040 in) rectangle	0.76 mm (0.030 in) diameter circle	0.76 mm (0.030 in) diameter circle
Input resistance (approx)	450 Ω to 900 Ω	2 Ω	2 Ω	1 Ω	2 Ω
Output resistance (approx)	550 Ω to 1350 Ω	2 Ω	2 Ω	1 Ω	2 Ω
Nominal control current (lCN)	1 mA	100 mA
Maximum continuous current (non-heat sinked, 25 °C)	10 mA	150 mA	200 mA	300 mA
Magnetic sensitivity✝✝ (lc = nominal control current)	11 mV/kG to 28 mV/kG	5.5 mV/kG to 11.0 mV/kG	5.5 mV/kG to 11.0 mV/kG	0.55 mV/kG to 1.05 mV/kG	6.0 mV/kG to 10.0 mV/kG
Maximum linearity error (sensitivity vs. field, % rdg)	±1 (-10 kG to +10 kG) ±2 (-20 kG to +20 kG)	±1 (-10 kG to +10 kG)		±1 (-30 kG to +30 kG) ±1.5 (-100 kG to +100 kG)	±0.30 (-10 kG to +10 kG) ±1.25 (-30 kG to +30 kG)
Zero field offset voltage (lc = nominal control current)	±2.8 mV (max)	±100 µV (max)		±50 µV (max)	±75 µV (max)
Operating temperature range	-20 °C to + 75 °C	-40 °C to + 100 °C
Mean temperature coefficient of magnetic sensitivity	-0.06%/°C (max)	-0.08%/°C (max)		-0.005%/°C (max)	-0.04%/°C (max)
Mean temperature coefficient of offset (lc = nominal control current)	±6 µV/°C (max)	±1 µV/°C (max)		±0.4 µV/°C (max)	±0.3 µV/°C (max)
Mean temperature coefficient of resistance	±0.3%/°C (approx)	+0.18%/°C (approx)	+0.18%/°C (approx)	±0.15%/°C (approx)	+0.18%/°C (approx)
Leads	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	36 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with SAC305 lead-free solder
Data	Single sensitivity value at lc = 1 mA	Single sensitivity value at lc = 100 mA	Single sensitivity value at lc = 100 mA	Room temperature, 30 kG data supplied

 

^✝Not compatible with Lake Shore gaussmeters
^✝✝Sensitivity nominal control current without a linearizing resistor. A linearizing resistor may be required to achieve specified linearity, resulting in slightly reduced sensitivity. See Chapter 4.3 of the Hall sensor manual for more details.

Transverse Hall sensors

	HGT-1010	HGT-1020	HGT-2010*	HGT-2101*	HGT-3010	HGT-3030
Description	General purpose transverse		General purpose transverse; high sensitivity	Low cost; high sensitivity; surface mount	Instrumentation quality transverse; low temperature coefficient; ceramic package	Instrumentation quality transverse ceramic package
	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Active area (approx)	1.02 mm (0.040 in) diameter circle	0.76 mm (0.030 in) diameter circle	0.127 mm (0.005 in) square		1.02 mm (0.040 in) diameter circle
Input resistance (approx)	2 Ω		450 Ω to 900 Ω		1 Ω	2 Ω
Output resistance (approx)	2 Ω		550 Ω to 1350 Ω	600 Ω to 2000 Ω	1 Ω	2 Ω
Nominal control current (lCN)	100 mA		1 mA		100 mA
Maximum continuous current (non-heat sinked, 25 °C)	250 mA	200 mA	10 mA		300 mA
Magnetic sensitivity** (lc = nominal control current)	7.5 mV/kG to 12.5 mV/kG		11 mV/kG to 28 mV/kG		0.55 mV/kG to 1.05 mV/kG	6.0 mV/kG to 10.0 mV/kG
Maximum linearity error (sensitivity vs. field)	±1.0% rdg (-10 to 10 kG)		±1% rdg (-10 to 10 kG) ±2% rdg (-20 to 20 kG)	±2% rdg (-10 to 10 kG)	±1% rdg (-30 to 30 kG) ±1.5% rdg (-100 to 100 kG)	±0.30% rdg (-10 to 10 kG) ±1.25% rdg (-30 to 30 kG)
Zero field offset voltage (lc = nominal control current)	±100 µV (max)		±2.8 mV (max)		±50 µV (max)	±75 µV (max)
Operating temperature range	-40 °C to +100 °C		-20 °C to +75 °C	-40 °C to +125 °C	-40 °C to +100 °C
Mean temperature coefficient of magnetic sensitivity	-0.08%/°C (max)		-0.06%/°C (max)		-0.005%/°C (max)	-0.04%/°C (max)
Mean temperature coefficient of offset (lc = nominal control current)	±1 µV/°C (max)		±6 µV/°C (max)		±0.4 µV/°C (max)	±0.3 µV/°C
Mean temperature coefficient of resistance	±0.18%/°C (approx)		±0.3%/°C (approx)		±0.15%/°C (approx)	±0.18%/°C (approx)
Leads	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	36 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with Sn63Pb37 solder	NA	34 AWG copper with poly-nylon insulation; leads tinned with SAC305 lead-free solder
Data	Single sensitivity value at lc = 100 mA		Single sensitivity value at lc = 1 mA	Uncalibrated	Room temperature, 30 kG data supplied

*Not compatible with Lake Shore gaussmeters
**Sensitivity nominal control current without a linearizing resistor. A linearizing resistor may be required to achieve specified linearity, resulting in slightly reduced sensitivity. See Chapter 4.3 of the Hall sensor manual for more details.

Cryogenic Hall sensors