Magnetometer and method of measuring a magnetic field
US5444372A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S505/846
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetometer includes a support. The support has two support surfaces that intersect each other along an intersection line. The intersection line is perpendicular to a reference axis of the support. The support surfaces are preferably perpendicular to each other and are each inclined at an angle of 45 degrees to the reference axis. A planar sensor/detector array is mounted on each support surface. Each array includes at least two pairs of magnetic field sensors and associated SQUID detectors arranged such that the magnetic field sensors lie on a line that is parallel to the intersection line of the two support surfaces. The magnetometer can be used adjacent to a surface to measure components and spatial variation of the magnetic field near the surface, with the measured components resolved into the magnetic field vectors parallel to and perpendicular to the surface.
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