The trapped magnetic field of melt-textured Y-Ba-Cu-O samples has been
studied. The measured field distributions can be well reproduced by a
simple two-current model consisting of a constant surface current and
a constant volume current. If the sample is maximally magnetized (sat
urated case), the remnant sample magnetic moment can be calculated fro
m the two-current model, and the results agree with vibrating sample m
agnetometer measurements to typically 10%. J(c) of the sample can then
be obtained. The application of the two-current model to the analysis
of the nonsaturated case is also reported, for both field-cooled and
zero-field-cooled samples. The experimental data show the general feat
ures predicted by the Bean model, which, however, has to be modified t
o account for the data quantitatively.