Performance of magnetic pulsed-eddy-current system using high dynamic and high linearity improved giant MagnetoResistance magnetometer

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1511-1517

  Dolabdjian, Christophe P ^a   Perez, Laurent ^a   De Haan, Victor O ^b   De Jong, Paul A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b BonPhysics R and I BV   (Netherlands)

^c Röntgen Technische Dienst bv ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Magnetometer; Material testing; Pulsed eddy current

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; HARMONIC GENERATION; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; MATERIAL TESTING; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; PULSED EXCITATION;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 33845641337     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.883095     Document Type: Article

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