Adaptation of a Free Procession Magnetometer to Measurements of Declination

Abstract

The adaptation of a free nuclear precession magnetometer to the measurement of variations in declination as well as the magnitude of the earth's magnetic field is discussed. The bias coil technique employed for these measurements offers a simple and accurate means for permanently recording such variations. Although equipment size was of secondary importance, results of this investigation indicate that a light weight declination variometer can easily be constructed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1955
Accession Number
AD0485100

Entities

People

  • Francis W Bacon Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Diagrams
  • Electron Tubes
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • Magnetic Detection
  • Magnetic Dipoles
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Moments
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Observatories
  • Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.