Design and characterization of a microwire fluxgate magnetometer

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-153

  Ando B ^a   Baglio, S ^a   Bulsara, A R ^b   Trigona, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Department of the Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

FeSiB microwire; Magnetometer; Microwire fluxgate magnetometer; RTD fluxgate

Indexed keywords

DC MAGNETIC FIELDS; DEVICE CHARACTERIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; FESIB MICROWIRE; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; LOW-POWER SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC ALLOYS; MICROWIRE FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER; OUTPUT WAVEFORMS; POWER CONSUMPTION; RESIDENCE TIME; RTD-FLUXGATE; SENSOR RESOLUTIONS; TEMPORAL POSITIONS; VERY HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRON TUBE DIODES; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

MAGNETOMETERS;

EID: 64749104571     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.02.029     Document Type: Article

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