FOUR-CELL ROCKETBORNE MAGNETOMETER
Abstract
The theory, design, installation, and successful operation of a four-gas-cell, wide-range, nearly omnidirectional rubidium-vapor magnetometer system intended for rocketborne use are described. Included is a detailed description of two coil systems and their power supplies and housing, comprising a magnetic test facility designed, fabricated, and installed at the Special Weapons Center. Each magnetometer will operate continuously in ambient magnetic fields ranging in intensity from approximately 100 gammas to more than 1 oersted (ten to the fifth power gammas). Since Rb85 is employed in the gas cells, the Larmor frequency can vary from nearly zero to approximately 500 kc/s in this field range; a signal processor developed for this magnetometer maps any signal within this band into an output signal varying in frequency between a few hundred cycles per second and 100 kc/s.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0406124
Entities
People
- Robert E. Morris