An experimental study of stable operating conditions for a high-sensitivity induction gradiometer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2784-2787

  Tashiro, Kunihisa ^a   Kakiuchi, Atsuya ^a   Moriizumi, Ken Ich ^a   Wakiwaka, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrical interferences; Faraday cage; Grounding; Induction gradiometer

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

COPPER MESHES; ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE; FARADAY CAGE; HIGH SENSITIVITY; INDUCTION GRADIOMETER; OPERATING CONDITION; SENSOR OUTPUT; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTRIC GROUNDING;

EID: 66549092617     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2020561     Document Type: Article

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