Fluxgate Magnetometer

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A fluxgate magnetometer is a highly sensitive scientific instrument used to measure the strength and direction of magnetic fields, commonly employed on spacecraft and in geophysical surveys.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf magnetic field sensor ⓘ
magnetometer ⓘ
scientific instrument ⓘ
basedOn electromagnetic induction ⓘ
magnetic core saturation ⓘ
canBe single-axis sensor ⓘ
three-axis sensor ⓘ
two-axis sensor ⓘ
canMeasure Earth’s magnetic field ⓘ
slowly varying magnetic fields ⓘ
static magnetic fields ⓘ
comparedTo SQUID magnetometer ⓘ
optically pumped magnetometer ⓘ
proton precession magnetometer ⓘ
hasAdvantage ability to measure DC fields unlike induction coils ⓘ
high accuracy for low-frequency fields ⓘ
hasComponent driving electronics ⓘ
signal processing electronics ⓘ
hasLimitation limited bandwidth compared to some other magnetometers ⓘ
sensitivity to temperature variations ⓘ
hasProperty DC field measurement capability ⓘ
high sensitivity ⓘ
low frequency field measurement capability ⓘ
low noise ⓘ
vector measurement capability ⓘ
measures magnetic field direction ⓘ
magnetic field strength ⓘ
operatesBy detection of even harmonics in sense coil ⓘ
periodic saturation of magnetic core ⓘ
output voltage proportional to external magnetic field ⓘ
requires periodic calibration ⓘ
stable power supply ⓘ
typicalUse aeromagnetic surveys ⓘ
attitude determination on spacecraft ⓘ
geomagnetic field mapping ⓘ
geophysical surveys ⓘ
industrial magnetic monitoring ⓘ
laboratory magnetic field measurements ⓘ
magnetospheric research ⓘ
marine magnetic surveys ⓘ
navigation systems ⓘ
spacecraft magnetometry ⓘ
usedIn borehole geophysical instruments ⓘ
ground-based magnetic observatories ⓘ
usedOn planetary spacecraft ⓘ
satellites ⓘ
sounding rockets ⓘ
uses excitation coil ⓘ
ferromagnetic core ⓘ
sense coil ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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Deep Space Climate Observatory → instrument → Fluxgate Magnetometer ⓘ
Juno → instrument → Magnetometer (MAG) ⓘ
subject linked to: Juno spacecraft
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer
Triana → hasInstrument → Plasma-Magnetometer (PlasMag) ⓘ
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer
Mars Global Surveyor → instrument → Magnetometer/Electron Reflectometer ⓘ
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer
Solar Wind Electron Analyzer → supportsInstrument → MAVEN magnetometer ⓘ
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer
Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter → hasInstrument → KPLO Magnetometer ⓘ
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer
Voyager 1 science instruments → includesInstrument → Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer ⓘ
linked to: Fluxgate Magnetometer