ballistic magnetometer

ballistic magnetometer

[bə′lis·tik ‚mag·nə′täm·əd·ər]

(engineering)

A magnetometer designed to employ the transient voltage induced in a coil when either the magnetized sample or coil are moved relative to each other.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.