ROCKET-BORNE MAGNETOMETER
Abstract
A summation of the theory, design, and successful operation of two rocket-borne, wide-range rubidium-vapor magnetometers is presented. Each dual-gas-cell instrument will operate continuously in ambient magnetic fields ranging in intensity from less than 100 to more than 54,000 gammas. The constant-amplitude output signal varies in frequency directly with ambient field strength. Sensitivity is dependent upon the rubidium isotope employed. One magnetometer provides 6.99 cps/gamma, the other 4.67 cps/gamma. Self-oscillation has been achieved in fields greater than 1 oersted (100,000 gammas). Each instrument responds instantaneously (within limits of experimental error) to a step change in field intensity of several hundred gammas occurring in less than one microsecond. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0276692
Entities
People
- Robert Morris
Organizations
- Air Force Special Weapons Center