Wide Range Linear Fluxgate Magnetometer Patent (Links Reference For Download)

Wide range linear fluxgate magnetometer PatentDevelopment of wide
range linear fluxgate magnetometer

Document ID
19710006487
Document Type
Other - Other
Authors
Boroson, H. R.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Heppner, J. P.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 28, 1966
Subject Category
INSTRUMENTATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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Patent
NASA-CASE-XGS-01587|US-PATENT-3,258,687
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-298799
cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsTwo axis fluxgate magnetometer
PatentFluxgate magnetometer for measuring magnetic field along two
axes using one sensor
Document ID
19710017849
Document Type
Other - Other
Authors
Acuna, M. H.(Fairchild Hiller Corp. Germantown, MD, United
States)
Pellerin, C. J., Jr.(Fairchild Hiller Corp. Germantown, MD,
United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
March 23, 1971
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US-PATENT-3,571,700|NASA-CASE-GSC-10441-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-782544
cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsA miniature two-
axis fluxgate magnetometerTwo-axis fluxgate miniature magnetometer
designed for sounding rockets with mathematical models and Fourier
analysis of output waveforms
Document ID
19700008650
Document Type
Other - NASA Technical Note (TN)
Authors
Acuna, M. H.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Pellerin, C. J.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 2, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1970
Subject Category
Report/Patent Number
G-944
NASA-TN-D-5325
Meeting Information
GEOSCI. ELECTRON. SYMP. OF THE INST. OF ELEC. AND
ELECTRON. ENGR.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 879-70-01-03-51
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsA FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER
FOR SPACE APPLICATIONFluxgate magnetometer - rejection ratio
Document ID
19630008337
Document Type
Other
Authors
Ling, S. C.(Therm, Inc. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 1, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1963
Subject Category
MACHINE ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES
AIAA PAPER-63-187
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASR-46
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Keywords
MAGNETOMETER
FLUX DENSITY
Document InquiryDetailsThe Pioneer 11 high-
field fluxgate magnetometerThe High Field Fluxgate Magnetometer
Experiment flow aboard the Pioneer 11 spacecraft to investigate
Jupiter's magnetic field is described. The instrument extends the
spacecraft's upper limit measurement capability by more than an order
of magnitude to 17.3 gauss with minimum power and volume
requirements.
Document ID
19730022673
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
MD, United States)
Ness, N. F.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD,
United States)
Date Acquired
September 2, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1973
Subject Category
NASA-TM-X-70467
X-692-73-268
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsSearch Coil
vs. Fluxgate Magnetometer Measurements at Interplanetary ShocksWe
present magnetic field observations at interplanetary shocks
comparing two different sample rates showing significantly different
results. Fluxgate magnetometer measurements show relatively laminar
supercritical shock transitions at roughly 11 samples/s. Search coil
magnetometer measurements at 1875 samples/s, however, show large
amplitude (dB/B as large as 2) fluctuations that are not resolved by
the fluxgate magnetometer. We show that these fluctuations, identified
as whistler mode waves, would produce a significant perturbation to
the shock transition region changing the interpretation from laminar to
turbulent. Thus, previous observations of supercritical interplanetary
shocks classified as laminar may have been under sampled.
Document ID
20120009632
Document Type
Other
Authors
Wilson, L.B., III(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
May 31, 2012
Subject Category
Solar Physics
GSFC.ABS.00323.2012
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsA FLUXGATE MAGNETOMETER
FOR SPACE APPLICATIONBasic principles and characteristics of
a fluxgate magnetometer used for space applications
Document ID
19630022389
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Ling, S. C.
Date Acquired
August 1, 2013
Publication Date
June 20, 1963
Subject Category
MACHINE ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES
AIAA PAPER 63-187
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASR-46
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Keywords
SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTATION
MAGNETOMETER
DetailsA miniature two-
axis fluxgate magnetometerMiniature fluxgate magnetometer for
sounding rocket measurements of two orthogonal components of
external magnetic field, predicting performance by linear mathematical
model
Document ID
19700040574
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Acuna, M. H.
Pellerin, C. J.
Date Acquired
August 5, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1969
Subject Category
Meeting Information
INST. OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS,
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE ELECTRONICS
SYMPOSIUM, 1ST(WASHINGTON, DC)
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DetailsA fluxgate magnetometer for the applications technology
satellite.Fluxgate magnetometer onboard applications technology
satellite for measuring MHD wave propagation within magnetosphere
Document ID
19670036994
Document Type
Authors
Barry, J. D.
Snare, R. C.
Date Acquired
August 3, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1966
Publication Information
Publication: /INST. OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS
Subject Category
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Keywords
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC WAVE
MAGNETOMETER
APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE /ATS/
MAGNETOSPHERIC INSTABILITY
DetailsThe IRM fluxgate magnetometerThis report describes the three-
axis fluxgate magnetometer instrument on board the AMPTE IRM
spacecraft. Important features of the instrument are its wide dynamic
range (0.1-60,000 nT), a high resolution (16-bit analog to digital
conversion) and the capability to operate automatically or via
telecommand in two gain states. In addition, the wave activity is
monitored in all three components up to 50 Hz. Inflight checkout
proved the nominal functioning of the instrument in all modes.
Document ID
19850052188
Document Type
Authors
Luehr, H.(Technische Univ. Brunswick, Germany)
Kloecker, N.(Technische Univ. Brunswick, Germany)
Oelschlaegel, W.(Braunschweig, Technische Universitaet
Brunswick, Germany)
Haeusler, B.(Max-Planck-Institut fuer extraterrestrische
Physik Garching, Germany)
Acuna, M.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD,
United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1985
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote
Sensing
Volume: GE-23
ISSN: 0196-2892
Subject Category
SPACECRAFT INSTRUMENTATION
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DetailsAn active RC band-pass filter for
the fluxgate magnetometerActive RC bandpass filter for
space fluxgate magnetometer, using state variable synthesis
Document ID
19700059410
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kerwin, W. J.
Date Acquired
August 5, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1969
Subject Category
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
Meeting Information
INSTRUMENTATION IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY. VOLUME
15 - INSTRUMENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA, INTERNATIONAL
AEROSPACE INSTRUMENTATION SYMPOSIUM, 15TH(LAS
VEGAS, NV)
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DetailsThe Pioneer XI high field fluxgate magnetometerThe high
field fluxgate magnetometer experiment flown aboard the Pioneer XI
spacecraft is described. This extremely simple instrument was used to
extend the spacecraft's upper-limit measurement capability by
approximately an order of magnitude (from 0.14 mT to 1.00 mT) with
minimum power and volume requirements. This magnetometer was
designed to complement the low-field measurements provided by a
helium vector magnetometer and utilizes magnetic ring core sensors
with biaxial orthogonal sense coils. The instrument is a single-range,
triaxial-fluxgate magnetometer capable of measuring fields of up to 1
mT along each orthogonal axis, with a maximum resolution of 1
microT.
Document ID
19750053822
Document Type
Authors
Acuna, M. A.
Ness, N. F.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for
Extraterrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1975
Publication: Space Science Instrumentation
Volume: 1
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DetailsA summary of the results from the UCLA OGO-
5 fluxgate magnetometerThe OGO-5 fluxgate magnetometer
experiment (E-14) was designed to measure the vector magnetic field
over the full range of the OGO-5 orbit. Thus, it had a dynamic range of +
or - 64,000 gamma yet it maintained a precision of + or - 1/16 gamma
at all times. This enabled a broad spectrum of problems to be attached.
Studies of the magnetospheric waves, currents, waves-particle
interactions, pitch angle distributions and wave normal directions were
made. The structure of the magnetopause, the magnetotail, and bow
shock were probed, waves and discontinuities in the solar wind were
examined and the various phases of substorms were examined in
depth.
Document ID
19730011771
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Coleman, P. J., Jr.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Russell, C. T.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 2, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1973
Subject Category
NSSDC-ID-68-014A-14-PM
NASA-CR-130205
IGPP-PUBL-1173-18
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS5-9098
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsA fluxgate sensor of high stability
for low field magnetometry.Stable fluxgate magnetometer sensor for
exploration of space magnetic fields, discussing equipment
specifications and performance tests
Document ID
19690032726
Document Type
Authors
Chiarodo, R. A.
Gordon, D. I.
Helms, H. H., Jr.
Lundsten, R. H.
Date Acquired
August 5, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1968
Subject Category
IEEE PAPER 10.2
Meeting Information
INST. OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED
MAGNETICS(WASHINGTON, DC)
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DetailsIn-Flight Calibration Processes for the
MMS Fluxgate MagnetometersThe calibration effort for the
Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) Analog Fluxgate (AFG) and
DigitalFluxgate (DFG) magnetometers is a coordinated effort between
three primary institutions: University of California, LosAngeles (UCLA);
Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria (IWF); and Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC). Since thesuccessful deployment of all 8
magnetometers on 17 March 2015, the effort to confirm and update the
groundcalibrations has been underway during the MMS commissioning
phase. The in-flight calibration processes evaluatetwelve parameters
that determine the alignment, orthogonalization, offsets, and gains for
all 8 magnetometers usingalgorithms originally developed by UCLA
and the Technical University of Braunschweig and tailored to MMS by
IWF,UCLA, and GSFC. We focus on the processes run at GSFC to
determine the eight parameters associated with spin tonesand
harmonics. We will also discuss the processing flow and interchange of
parameters between GSFC, IWF, and UCLA.IWF determines the low
range spin axis offsets using the Electron Drift Instrument (EDI). UCLA
determines the absolutegains and sensor azimuth orientation using
Earth field comparisons. We evaluate the performance achieved for
MMS andgive examples of the quality of the resulting calibrations.
Document ID
20150023591
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Bromund, K. R.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD United States)
Leinweber, H. K.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Plaschke, F.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Innsbruck, Austria)
Strangeway, R. J.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Magnes, W.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Innsbruck, Austria)
Fischer, D.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Innsbruck, Austria)
Nakamura, R.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Innsbruck, Austria)
Anderson, B. J.(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United
States)
Baumjohann, W.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Chutter, M.(New Hampshire Univ. Dover, NH, United States)
Torbert, R. B.(New Hampshire Univ. Dover, NH, United States)
Le, G.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
United States)
Slavin, J. A.(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Kepko, E. L.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD
United States)
Date Acquired
December 31, 2015
Publication Date
December 14, 2015
Subject Category
Instrumentation and Photography
GSFC-E-DAA-TN28672
SM51A-2555
Meeting Information
AGU Fall Meeting(San Francisco, CA)
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Keywords
Electromagnetic field Measurements
Magnetic Field Reconnection
Magnetometers
cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsFluxgate magnetometers for outer
planets explorationThe exploration of the interplanetary medium and
the magnetospheres of the outer planets requires the implementation
of magnetic field measuring instrumentation with wide dynamic range,
high stability, and reliability. The fluxgate magnetometers developed
for the Pioneer 11 and Mariner-Jupiter-Saturn missions are presented.
These instruments cover the range of .01 nT to 2 million nT with
optimum performance characteristics and low power consumption.
Document ID
19740062392
Document Type
Authors
Md., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1974
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DetailsIn-Flight Calibration of the MMS Fluxgate MagnetometersWe
present an overview of the approach to in-flight calibration, which is a
coordinated effort between the University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA), Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria (IWF) and the NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). We present details of the
calibration effort at GSFC. During the first dayside season of the
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, the in-flight calibration
process for the Fluxgate magnetometers (FGM) implemented an
algorithm that selected a constant offset (zero-level) for each sensor
on each orbit. This method was generally able to reduce the amplitude
of residual spin tone to less than 0.2 nT within the region of interest.
However, there are times when the offsets do show significant short-
term variations. These variations are most prominent in the nighttime
season (phase 1X), when eclipses are accompanied by offset changes
as large as 1 nT. Eclipses are followed by a recovery period as long as
12 hours where the offsets continue to change as temperatures
stabilize. Understanding and compensating for these changes will
become critical during Phase 2 of the mission in 2017, when the
nightside will become the focus of MMS science. Although there is no
direct correlation between offset and temperature, the offsets are seen
for the period of any given week to be well-characterized as function of
instrument temperature. Using this property, a new calibration method
has been developed that has proven effective in compensating for
temperature-dependent offsets during phase 1X of the MMS mission
and also promises to further refine calibration quality during the
dayside season.
Document ID
20170003856
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
MD United States)
Plaschke, F.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Graz, Austria)
States)
Anderson, B. J.(Johns Hopkins Univ. Laurel, MD, United
States)
Huang, B. G.(ADNET Systems, Inc. Lanham, MD, United States)
Magnes, W.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Graz, Austria)
Fischer, D.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Graz, Austria)
Nakamura, R.(Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Graz, Austria)
States)
Baumjohann, W.(Oesterreichische Akademie der
Wissenschaften Graz, Austria)
Chutter, M.(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Torbert, R. B.(Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
United States)
United States)
Date Acquired
April 21, 2017
Publication Date
April 19, 2017
Subject Category
Astrophysics
GSFC-E-DAA-TN41539
Meeting Information
Magnetometer Workshop 2017(Isle of Vilm)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG12PL17C
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Keywords
Magnetic field reconnection
cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsSummary of initial results from the
GSFC fluxgate magnetometer on Pioneer 11The main magnetic field of
Jupiter was measured by the Fluxgate Magnetometer on Pioneer 11
and analysis reveals it to be relatively more complex than expected. In
a centered spherical harmonic representation with a maximum order of
n = 3 (designated GSFC model 04), the dipole term (with opposite
polarity to the Earth's) has a moment of 4.28 Gauss x (Jupiter radius
cubed), tilted by 9.6 deg towards a system 111 longitude of 232. The
quadrupole and octupole moments are significant, 24% and 21% of the
dipole moment respectively, and this leads to deviations of the
planetary magnetic field from a simple offset tilted dipole for distances
smaller than three Jupiter radii. The GSFC model shows a north polar
field strength of 14 Gauss and a south polar field strength of 10.4
Gauss. Enhanced absorption effects in the radiation belts may be
predicted as a result of field distortion.
Document ID
19760004893
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
MD, United States)
Ness, N. F.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD,
United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1975
Subject Category
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
NASA-TM-X-70899
X-690-75-125-REV
Meeting Information
Tucson Jupiter Meeting(Tucson, AZ)
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsTriaxial
digital fluxgate magnetometer for NASA applications explorer mission:
Results of tests of critical elementsTests performed to prove the
critical elements of the triaxial digital fluxgate magnetometer design
were described. A method for improving the linearity of the analog to
digital converter portion of the instrument was studied in detail. A
sawtooth waveform was added to the signal being measured before the
A/D conversion, and averaging the digital readings over one cycle of
the sawtooth. It was intended to reduce bit error nonlinearities present
in the A/D converter which could be expected to be as much as 16
gamma if not reduced. No such nonlinearities were detected in the
output of the instrument which included the feature designed to reduce
these nonlinearities. However, a small scale nonlinearity of plus or
minus 2 gamma with a 64 gamma repetition rate was observed in the
unit tested. A design improvement intended to eliminate this small
scale nonlinearity was examined.
Document ID
19780007519
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Mcleod, M. G.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Means, J. D.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1977
Subject Category
IGPP-PUBL-1698
NASA-CR-156664
Funding Number(s)
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsThe MAGSAT vector
magnetometer: A precision fluxgate magnetometer for the
measurement of the geomagnetic fieldA description of the precision
triaxial fluxgate magnetometer to be flown aboard the MAGSAT
spacecraft is presented. The instrument covers the range of + or -
64,000 nT with a resolution of + or - 0.5 nT, an intrinsic accuracy of + or
- 0.001% of full scale and an angular alignment stability of the order of
2 seconds of arc. It was developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center and represents the state-of-the-art in precision vector
magnetometers developed for spaceflight use.
Document ID
19790010349
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
MD, United States)
Scearce, C. S.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Seek, J.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD,
United States)
Scheifele, J.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1978
Subject Category
GEOPHYSICS
NASA-TM-79656
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cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsIn-Flight Calibration Methods for
Temperature-Dependent Offsets in the
MMS Fluxgate MagnetometersDuring the first dayside season of the
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, the in-flight calibration
process for the Fluxgate magnetometers (FGM) implemented an
algorithm that selected a constant offset (zero-level) for each sensor
on each orbit. This method was generally able to reduce the amplitude
of residual spin tone to less than 0.2 nT within the region of interest.
However, there are times when the offsets do show significant short-
term variations. These variations are most prominent in the nighttime
season (phase 1X), when eclipses are accompanied by offset changes
as large as 1 nT. Eclipses are followed by a recovery period as long as
12 hours where the offsets continue to change as temperatures
stabilize. Understanding and compensating for these changes will
become critical during Phase 2 of the mission in 2017, when the
nightside will become the focus of MMS science. Although there is no
direct correlation between offset and temperature, the offsets are seen
for the period of any given week to be well-characterized as function of
instrument temperature. Using this property, a new calibration method
has been developed that has proven effective in compensating for
temperature-dependent offsets during phase 1X of the MMS mission
and also promises to further refine calibration quality during the
dayside season.
Document ID
20160014711
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
MD United States)
Plaschke, F.(Space Research Inst. Graz, Austria)
States)
Anderson, B. J.(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United
States)
Huang, B. G.(Adnet Systems, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United
States)
Magnes, W.(Space Research Inst. Graz, Austria)
Fischer, D.(Space Research Inst. Graz, Austria)
Nakamura, R.(Space Research Inst. Graz, Austria)
States)
Baumjohann, W.(Space Research Inst. Graz, Austria)
Chutter, M.(New Hampshire Univ. Dover, NH, United States)
Torbert, R. B.(New Hampshire Univ. Dover, NH, United States)
United States)
United States)
Date Acquired
December 19, 2016
Publication Date
December 12, 2016
Subject Category
Astrophysics
GSFC-E-DAA-TN37989
Meeting Information
2016 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting(San
Francisco, CA)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG12PL17C
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Keywords
Magnetic field reconnection
Electromagnetic field measurements
cloud_downloadcontent_copyDetailsInduced electric currents in the
Alaska oil pipeline measured by gradient, fluxgate, and SQUID
magnetometersThe field gradient method for observing the electric
currents in the Alaska pipeline provided consistent values for both
the fluxgate and SQUID method of observation. These currents were
linearly related to the regularly measured electric and magnetic field
changes. Determinations of pipeline current were consistent with
values obtained by a direct connection, current shunt technique at a
pipeline site about 9.6 km away. The gradient method has the distinct
advantage of portability and buried- pipe capability. Field gradients due
to the pipe magnetization, geological features, or ionospheric source
currents do not seem to contribute a measurable error to such pipe
current determination. The SQUID gradiometer is inherently sensitive
enough to detect very small currents in a linear conductor at 10 meters,
or conversely, to detect small currents of one amphere or more at
relatively great distances. It is fairly straightforward to achieve
imbalance less than one part in ten thousand, and with extreme care,
one part in one million or better.
Document ID
19800016198
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Campbell, W. H.(Geological Survey Denver, CO, United States)
Zimmerman, J. E.(NBS Boulder, Colo., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Publication: NASA. Marshall Space Flight Center Solar-
Terrest. Predictions Proc., Vol. 2
Subject Category
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Document InquiryDetailsCrucial Role of Thermal Gradients in
MMS Fluxgate In-Flight CalibrationTo meet the science goals of the
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission,
the Fluxgate Magnetometer (FGM) must measure the ambient
magnetic field with an accuracy of 0.1 nT. On a typical MMS orbit, the
offsets (or zero levels) of the 3-axis FGM can vary by ~0.5 nT
(exclusive of periods in Earth shadow). Previous studies have shown
that these variations can be characterized as functions of sensor
temperature, TS, and can thus be corrected to within 0.2 nT in the spin
plane using in-flight calibration techniques (Bromund, et al., 2016,
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20160014711). In that presentation, we
noted two significant observations: A distinct function of TS must be
used to characterize offsets during shadow: offsets at a given TScan
differ by as much as 2 nT in shadow vs sunlight. Offsets change after
maneuvers, without a commensurate change in TS . These changes
can be as large as 2 nT. We now note a third, related observation:
Offsets increase with proximity to the earth even when TS is constant,
resulting in variations of ~0.2 nT at 4-5 Earth radii (RE) These effects
are evidence that offsets are a multivariate function of TS and another
factor, namely: thermal gradients. Due to the spacecraft spin, the Earth
and the Sun each provide a relatively constant thermal input onto one
instrument face while the opposite face remains in shadow, thus giving
rise to thermal gradients. The thermal gradient depend on the
orientation of the spin axis relative to the Earth or Sun. We observe that
offsets vary by as much as 0.17 nT/degree as a function of the tilt of
the spin axis towards the Sun. Thermal input from the Earth is
dominated by Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR). Due to the
proximity to Earth, the inverse proportion of the distance squared is a
significant factor in the thermal gradient attributed to Earth OLR. We
find that offsets can be corrected to <0.05 nT accuracy near perigee
when accounting for these factors using empirically determined
constants of proportionality that account for differences in emissivity
of the top and bottom faces of the sensor to OLR (as well as other
thermal effects). The changes in offset associated with thermal
gradient are of the same order of magnitude as effects that were
formerly attributed to sensor temperature alone, and thus both
parameters are necessary to characterize the FGM offsets.
Document ID
20210025148
Document Type
Poster
Authors
Kenneth R Bromund(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt,
Maryland, United States)
Bobby G Huang(Adnet Systems (United States) Bethesda,
Brian J Anderson(Johns Hopkins University Baltimore,
Guan Le(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland,
United States)
Mark Hubbert(University of California, Los Angeles Los
Angeles, California, United States)
Hanying Wei(University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles,
California, United States)
Robert J Strangeway(University of California, Los Angeles Los
Christopher T Russell(University of California, Los Angeles Los
Rommel Zara(Vertex Aerospace LLC)
Santino Rosanova(Vertex Aerospace LLC)
Ferdinand Plaschke(IWF ÖAW)
David Fischer(Space Research Institute Graz, Austria)
Werner Magnes(Space Research Institute Graz, Austria)
Date Acquired
November 30, 2021
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation and Astrionics
SH35D-2103
Meeting Information
AGU Fall Meeting 2021(New Orleans, LA)
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 943396.04.08.03.04
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UCLA fluxgate magnetometerA summary of the design of the
University of California at Los Angeles' fluxgate magnetometer is
presented. Instrument noise in the bandwidth 0.001 to 1.0 Hz is of
order 85 m gamma. The DC field of the spacecraft transverse to the
earth-pointing axis is 1.0 + or - 21 gamma in the X direction and -2.4 +
or - 1.3 gamma in the Y direction. The spacecraft field parallel to this
axis is less than 5 gamma. The small spacecraft field has made
possible studies of the macroscopic field not previously possible at
synchronous orbit. At the 96 W longitude of Applications Technology
Satellite-6 (ATS-6), the earth's field is typically inclined 30 deg to the
dipole axis at local noon. Most perturbations of the field are due to
substorms. These consist of a rotation in the meridian to a more radial
field followed by a subsequent rotation back. The rotation back is
normally accompanied by transient variations in the azimuthal field.
The exact timing of these perturbations is a function of satellite
location and the details of substorm development.
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19760034947
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Mcpherron, R. L.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Coleman, P. J., Jr.(California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United
States)
Snare, R. C.(California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United
States)
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August 8, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1975
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic
Systems
Volume: AES-11
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DetailsResults from the GSFC fluxgate magnetometer on Pioneer 11A
high-field triaxial fluxgate magnetometer was mounted on Pioneer 11
to measure the main magnetic field of Jupiter. It is found that this
planetary magnetic field is more complex than that indicated by the
results of the Pioneer 10 vector helium magnetometer. At distances
less than 3 Jupiter radii, the magnetic field is observed to increase
more rapidly than an inverse-cubed distance law associated with any
simple dipole model. Contributions from higher-order multipoles are
significant, with the quadrupole and octupole being 24 and 21 percent
of the dipole moment, respectively. Implications of the results for the
study of trapped particles, planetary radio emission, and planetary
interiors are discussed. Major conclusions are that the deviation of the
main planetary magnetic field from a simple dipole leads to distortion
of the L shells of the charged particles and to warping of the magnetic
equator. Enhanced absorption effects associated with Amalthea and Io
are predicted.
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19770029181
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Conference Proceedings
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MD, United States)
Ness, N. F.(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md.,
United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
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Colloquium on Jupiter: Studies of the interior, atmosphere,
magnetosphere and satellites(Tucson, AZ)
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