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magnetometer [‚mag·nə′täm·əd·ər] (engineering) An instrument for measuring the magnitude and sometimes also the direction of a magnetic field, such as the earth's magnetic field. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Researchers fused two detection approaches--magnetometer and electromagnetic induction systems, known as EMI--into a single system that can be used simultaneously to sweep a UXO field, despite the traditional problem of EMI measurements interfering with magnetometers. Security at the lobby entrance is outfitted with magnetometers, high glass partitions and an x-ray machine. Cs-magnetometers belong to the class of atomic magnetometers which are based on detection of Larmor spin precession of optically pumped atoms, approaching sensitivities close to several fT * [Hz. |
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