Recent results from the English heritage caesium magnetometer system in comparison with recent fluxgate gradiometers

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-166

  Linford, N ^a   Linford, P ^a   Martin, L ^a   Payne, A ^a  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caesium magnetometer; Fluxgate gradiometer; High sample density; High sensitivity magnetometry; Measurement noise; Motion induced noise; Quantization error

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548741419     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/arp.313     Document Type: Article

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