Swarm Absolute Scalar and Vector Magnetometer Based on Helium 4 Optical Pumping

Procedia Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 634-637

  Leger, Jean Michel ^a   Bertrand, François ^a   Jager, Thomas ^a   Le Prado, Matthieu ^a   Fratter, Isabelle ^b   Lalaurie, Jean Claude ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

4He optical pumping; high resolution magnetometer; scalar magnetometer; vector magnetometer

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION MAGNETOMETER; SCALAR MAGNETOMETERS; VECTOR MAGNETOMETER;

CHANNEL CAPACITY; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; HELIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOMETERS; PUMPS; VECTORS;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 71649111039     PISSN: 18766196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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