fluxgate magnetometers

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Scope note
A kind of magnetometer used in aerial surveys consisting of one or more high-magnetic-permeability cores surrounded by primary and secondary windings. The signal picked up by the latter represents the direction and magnitude of the external magnetic field.
fluxgate magnetometers
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024