GMR-based instrument for ECT on conductive planar specimens

2010 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2010 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 845-849

  Betta, Giovanni ^a   Ferrigno, Luigi ^a   Laracca, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eddy current testing; Giant magnetoresistance (GMR); Magnetic field measurement; Magnetometer; Nondestructive testing; Probe; Sensor; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; EDDY CURRENT PROBES; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; KEY FEATURE; METROLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PROCESSING UNITS;

CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CRACK DETECTION; EDDY CURRENTS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INSTRUMENT TESTING; INSTRUMENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MAGNETOMETERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBES; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 77957839808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2010.5488026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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