Field trials using HTS SQUID magnetometers for ground-based and airborne geophysical applications

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 9, Issue 2 PART 3, 1999, Pages 3786-3792

  Foley, C P ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Binks, R ^a   Lewis, C ^a   Murray, W ^a   Sloggett, G J ^a   Lam, S ^a   Sankrithyan, B ^a   Savvides, N ^a   Katzaros, A ^a   Muller, K H ^a   Mitchell, E E ^a   Pollock, J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL PROSPECTING; TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETICS;

ELECTRIC COILS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS;

SQUIDS;

EID: 0032645419     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/77.783852     Document Type: Article

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